Since my last blog post, the main character has completely changed. When Bernard and Lenina went to the “savage reserve” they met a man named John who was apparently the son of one of the directors back in civilization. Having a child was the worst thing that could possibly happen in civilization. Bernard decided to take him back with them and John became known as “the savage.” At first, he was praised but as life went on in he decided that civilization was corrupted. People were unable to live for themselves so he moved to a lighthouse in the countryside to seclude himself. He was constantly then ridiculed for his ways. So basically, he was not accepted in the uncivilized or civilized world. In the end of the book, John is driven crazy by civilization and ends up killing himself. One aspect I see in society that relates to the book is the seclusion of people who are different. In today's society anyone who is different is looked down upon. Though we are striving to fix this problem, it is still present. Other than that everything is pretty much the opposite. In our society we have unorthodox of many types and in the book unorthodox is a fear that one day might litter their society. “Unorthodoxy threatens more than the life of a mere individual; it strikes at Society itself.” I have mixed feelings about this book. I like it, but don’t like it at the same time. It was really interesting to see the difference in society. I would only recommend this book to someone if they wanted to see a polar society to what we have and to make them think, but not a book to read for fun. Comments on other class members blog post:Wyatt Fluck:
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Wyatt Fluck
6/14/2018 09:23:45 am
I think that this book has been a crazy roller coaster for you. I think that it is very possible that life could turn into that. We see that today drugs are used so much now because "life is so... bad." Life is only going downhill from here, and suicide rates are at a all time high. I think that this is a sad, but very close future. Great post!
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