So I am not quite sure what I want my thesis to be for Brave New World and I really do not know how I am going to reach 300 words so I apologize for the pointless rambling that is my blog.
I’m thinking the main point of any essay I write on Brave New World would have to involve drawing parallels between our world and Huxley’s because I really do believe Huxley’s ultimate goal for writing this book was to show how our society could easily turn into a totalitarian (but pretty cool) society. If I were to go with this idea I also think it would be good to compare the Brave New World society to the one in 1984 because really both societies are under the influence of the same evils. Both societies are rigorously controlled by their governments through the use of propaganda (big brother is watching you and hypnaedia) and manipulation of reality ( ministry of truth and conditioning). The only difference is 1984 made fear and hatred the primary emotion of all its inhabitants while Brave New World makes everyone happy, whether they like it or not. I guess another difference would also be that 1984 keeps a stable economy and society through the use of constant warfare to continually consume products while Brave New World promotes the epitome of consumerism.
Ahh I’m off topic. Okay so as far as drawing parallels between Brave New World and reality I think we are most like that world in that we also heavily promote consumerism. Granted it’s not our government promoting it its businesses and corporations but it’s still a huge similarity. Another parallel would be Fordism and Christianity, they’re both the primary religions, they’re both meant to make people feel like they’re a part of something bigger whether it be an omnipotent, omniscient being or the economy, and they’re both used to instill a set of beliefs that followers must live by if they don’t wish to be sent to an island, or in Christianity’s case, hell. I can’t think of any others but I will later
Sooo I never really stated my thesis but this got me thinking about the essay at least. And yay! I’m at 375 words.
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Well, well, well. All I have to say is great minds think alike. Hahaha. I believe we both had trouble starting this because of the word count thing and we were proud of ourselves at the end that we achieved the required word count. As for the information we were trying to convey, I don't think it was that similar. You are trying to create parallels and I am just trying to prove how Brave New World is the closest thing to a perfect society. But in order to prove that I would have to use some of the evidence you mentioned. And I think you were the one who influenced me in the first place because you were talking about how great this place was before I even started the book. But trust me, I did not read your blog before I wrote mine. I was just going off of the things we discussed in class and my feelings about the book. Right. To get back on topic, I think you have some really awesome ideas for this essay. You will definitely have a lot to write about, but it might be a little to find some quotes though. I wish you luck. So just keep working on it! I know you will write a terrific essay :) After all, you are the modern day Jane Austen hahaha.
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