Brave New World 2

1. How do you think Lenina can develop feelings for John when they aren't supposed to have feelings or emotions at all?
- I think Lenina does not actually like John in that way. John is a savage and he has become extremely  famous because of who he is. I think she has just become a bit starstruck with his fame. He is like a celebrity and she is like a fan. I don't think that the relationship will prosper.

2. Do you think that a person or group could get away with a revolt, or is the government too absolute and powerful?
- Nobody could ever revolt because nobody wants too. people take Soma to be happy, so they never question society. Nobody would ever think of revolt, and if they did, everyone else would have no clue what they are talking about. When showing the people the room where they teach kids in their sleep the director said, " till at last the child's mind is these suggestions, and the sum of the suggestions is the child's mind"(31). This shows that children and beyond are told what to think, so they can be taught to never think against the society.

3.How does the World State treat people like source of profit?

- These people are created to be a certain way and do certain things in life. The World State creates the exact kind of person needed. Everyone can have a job and work toward the greater good. Basically, these people are made to do some sort of task or be a certain way in order to contribute to society. People are just seen as a way to further advance, and not real human beings.

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Brave New World- post 1

They have created conformity by basically forcing their ways upon people. Embryos, babies, and children are raised to be equal and alike. So, they are all equal but they have conformed to this way of life. They are classically conditioned to be a certain way and fear certain things. they have reduced most conflict because before they were even technically alive all the embryos were conditioned to be afraid or like the exact same things. Now, there are different generations who are taught different ways, but you don't really talk to people not in your generation. For instance Beta only communicates with beta, and the do not like Gamma. There are no personal rights, so there is no reason to complain. They have forced happiness by making the past ways of life sound horrible and silly. This is also the only type of life they have ever lived. They don;t know any better. You are also conditioned to love certain things. To the people in this society it is definitely a utopia because the people seem quite content. However, being an outsider we can say that this way of life is outrageous and total dystopia. Nobody in this country would approve of they way these people are controlled.

Perspective

1. It is beneficial to know your own culture to understand it better. Knowing another culture and looking into it can give you a new perspective. both help you understand value and respect the other culture. They are both beneficial because you can learn and grow in both perspectives.

2. You should let your subjects know that you are studying them because they could assist you and give you insight. you can have a personal account of the culture. Don't be judgmental, but recognize other ideas.

Rain on the Scarecrow

1. It is about a struggle with finances, money, and land.

2. There is internal conflict between man and himself.

3. He is using scarecrows and blood to create a messy image.

4. His word choice is saying that many families are struggling.

5. he favors lower class. You are supposed to feel sorry for him. He is on the wide with the loser class. " But if you want me to I'll say a prayer for your soul tonight".

3 marriage, Love Language, and West vs East

3 marriage:

1. Yes, the sub-culture is a three-person marriage. It is a type of marriage within marriage.
2. No, because she feels it is only good for her. SHe isn't trying to force her way onto others.
3.They have to think about both views.

Love Language:
1. I thought they would end up together.
2. the language barrier. She is deaf.
3. It is her being deaf.
4. The guy wants to be with her, he likes her, but he is nervous.
5.The sticky notes broke the ice, and they become close.

West vs East:
1. The West view the East as one big lump of people that are all the same.They don't have individual personalities.

2. Homogeneous means all cohesive and one. The West just view the East as being all the same.

3. The eastern actions are determined by what the general mass does. So, the West have a "general thought" of the East.

4.The West feel better about themselves and more confident when putting down the eastern society.

5. I think it does still exist because people in this country make comments about Asians and how they should act.

Final 1984 post

I think that Big Brother has won in the end because Winston and Julia are captured and tortured. They are rebels, but the government changes their mind through various types of torture. They push Winston to the limit and he gives in; he even betrays Julia. At the end of the book he says he loves big brother, so the government did win. They won because they actually changed Winston's mind to love big brother. It seems like it would be extremely difficult to bring this state down, but you would have to start small. then little by little gather more and more people in to you secret group. It would have to be extremely secret and very exclusive. This group could start with small rebellions and then work their way up to defeating the state. At the end of the novel, Winston's is pressed to his limit of fears with torture from the government. He tries so hard to resist, but he just cannot help it. He gives in to what the government wants, and that is total control. Winston leaves the place he was tortured in a completely different state of mind. They have actually changed his thought process, and he now seems zombie like. He doesn't know Julia anymore, and he kind of just floats around like the other people in the state. He isn't smart anymore; he claims to love big brother. He gave up his struggle against the government. When writing in his journal," then almost without a pause he wrote beneath it: Two And Two Make Five"(287).  It also shows that the party has taken over his mind when, " he accepted everything. The past was alterable. the past had never been altered. Oceania was at war with East Asia. Oceania had always been at war with East Asia"(287).