Brave New World (II and III)

Chapters 2 and 3 really establish the philosophy of the government and how they are able to go about without any opposition. People are indoctrinated, through the usage of hypnopaedia, to believe whatever the government wants them to believe. There is no free will, no free thought. Any semblance of original or artistic idea has long been banished. What you have is an army of sheep, willing to do whatever you ask of them.

Remembered an interesting quote from Mordin Solus (and no it's not I MADE A MISTAKE!) ") “Cultural artistic expression reflects philosophical evolution, interest in growth, perspective, observation, interpretation."
As we can see, the people in Brave New World have no interest in philosophical evolution, interest in growth, perspective or observation. They are simply tools for the Reapers. I mean government.

Find it interesting how the government opposes all values that we uphold today: no promiscuity until 18, democracy, etc. And the reasons for it, while heavily flawed, aren't malicious. After all, who wouldn't want to live in a perpetual state of happiness?

I think I have a new quote of the day: "Those who feel themselves despised do well to look despising." Kind of a tongue twister though.

All I know is I would hate being put into a caste and losing all individuality. Because, as evidenced by my writing style, individuality defines me.

Write as a 5pectator Sport

The first one: What they should start doing? Well this one is easy! First, Hayden, perhaps you could write something that looks like it was written A.D.?! I am usually sharp at reading horrible handwriting and listening to less than coherent English, but by God I feel as lost as when people use sign language or Braille around me! Also, have you read H.P. Lovecraft? That guy has 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000synonyms for the word "grotesque". I swear that guy has a thesaurus next to him when he writes, and anytime he thinks up a word like "creepy", he automatically pulls it out and searches for the most obscure synonym possible. Hint hint, enough with your prolix writing. Having 50 words in one sentence that no one knows does not make you a great writer by default.
What to stop doing? Writing in damn Chinese! Unless you can pull a stunt like this nobody is going to be able to read your work. Including me.
What to continue? Honestly, because I could not read your work, I don't know what to say. Keep up the good (if not illegible) work I guess?

The second one: What should they start doing? Take a picture that doesn't look like I'm viewing Santa Maria through the Hubble telescope! I can't critique what I can't see. And considering that most kids did not do 5pectator sport, my choices are limited as is!
What to stop doing? Nothing I can think of besides using the camera to actually zoom in on something so I can read it. Or write down the essay on another post. One or the other.
Continue doing? Keep surprising Feli and Isiah. Nothing makes my twisted demented self laugh more than seeing pitiful fools forced to write an essay in ten minutes.

The third one: What should they start doing? Finishing the third paragraph for one thing. And have a more complex pre-write! Just kidding, I've never been one for pre-writes. Find they waste too much time. And where's the proof? I want evidence.
What to stop doing? Commas. I would not like them here, I would not like them anywhere. I do not like commas and ham, I do not like them Sam-I-Am.
Continue doing? Writing style. I like it, just not the overflow of commas EVERYWHERE.

The fourth horseman: What should they start doing? Being a little more timely. I can tell that the pre-write took way too much time.
What to stop doing? Writing a whole page as a pre-write. This isn't some novel we're talking about, it's a ten minute essay. The last thing you need to worry about is a pre-write.
Continue doing? Writing neat. After having to endure what is simply known as "Hayden Robel", I feel like I'm swimming in an oasis.

The fifth one: What should they start doing? Writing a little neater. While maybe I'm a bit harsh (anything after Megan looks like chicken scratch), I still find it difficult to read that handwriting.
What to stop doing? I dunno, the essay seemed fine, if not a little short.
Continue doing? Writing. Soon, those three paragraphs (while a *little* demanding if you ask me) will be finished!

5pectator Sport

As per the request of my sister: Open Essay Prompt 1971

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Edit: After noticing that Isiah could not read any of my writing, I decided to write it down here for you:

"O wonder! How many godly creatures are there here! How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world. that has such people in't." - Brave New World

"It was a joy to burn." - Fahrenheit 451

At first, the titles seem innocuous. Fahrenheit 451? Brave New World? What the hell does that mean? And yet these titles, so simple, are filled with meaning, much more so than Twilight ever could. 

In Fahrenheit 451, you start off wondering the significance of 451. Why 451? And then the opening statement "It was a joy to burn." Right there, you are already starting to catch on. And once the mention of books is introduced, BAM! You already are starting to catch on about the message of the story. Ray is constantly mentioning 452, reinforcing in your mind that society hates books. He constantly alludes to fire, and he has the main character, Guy, be a fireman for a good reason! To point out the holes in a society that hates books.

In Brave New World, it is much different. We aren't given any significance about the title until halfway through when we meet John the Savage. There, he quotes Miranda from Shakespeare, and then we start to understand. Huxley is using irony in that quote. To the naked eye, the world is wonderful. Everyone is happy, no crime, etc. Yet we know that isn't true. And by having John continually repite (sic) that phrase, Huxley is rein (sic)

Brave New World (I)

Unfortunately (or fortunately for those who are not of the reading-minded) for me, my latest literature analysis happened to be Brave New World. So this may come off as a little succint compared to others because I have already read the novel. Anyways, the foreward starts things off with a warning by Huxley. He notes how, compared to other dystopian novels, there's no mention of nuclear fallout. That's because he's not worried what science can do to hurt us. It's what it can do that benefits us that worries him. As demonstrared in the first chapter, science has made the world almost complacent. With disease no longer a problem, the government has to resort to unique measures to get the people to do something. That involves creating artificial castes by tampering with the zygotes, drugging the population on soma, encouraging sex but discouraging reproduction, etc. The world worships efficiency, and to no surprise also worships Henry Ford. This, as Aldous Huxley noted, was the future of America. Some would say it's present-day America.