So, ideas for an essay, hmm? There's so much in this book, I don't even know where to begin. Which is probably why we're supposed to be thinking about this. Right, so if I was going to write an essay about Brave New World, what would it be about?
I suppose I could write about the whole control thing, and lack of individuality. How the government represses the people, keeps them in their places...Especially seeing as we did a lot of discussion on that in class. And if so, I could use 1984 as comparison, and all that good stuff. Maybe contrast surveillance and fear of 1984 with the conditioning of Brave New World. Hmm. Definitely an option.
Or maybe I could write something about religion in Brave New World. Huxley has got some interesting stuff with that. The worship if Ford, the "T," efficiency of the society...and the religions of the "savages." They've turned science into their religion, and they completely look down on all the other religions that existed before they became truly "civilized." I don't know too much yet, and I have not quite finished the book...But there's sure to be more stuff that there would be plenty to base an essay on. Oh, and I could quote from Postmodernism, with the whole Lyotard ideas, and grand narratives and such. Yes, this could work...
And, of course, I may very well not write about one of those topics, as they were really only two. This novel just brings up all kinds of ideas, so who knows what awesome thesis or topics or whatever I might come up with while reading the rest of it, you know? Or even something that I've already thought of, but that I didn't currently remember to add into this blog. Or maybe I did remember, but I just didn't feel like adding it because there's really no need seeing as I've written a pretty good amount anyways. In fact, I think I've already written enough. But anyways, there's a lot of ways that an essay could be written about Brave New World, because it's just so...I don't know, but there's so much that could be talked about in an essay. And Postmodernism and 1984 and quite good potential outside sources...hmmm. We will see. Byes!
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Hey, sounds like you have a lot of ideas to chose form. I think it would be wise to see if there are two or three that you can use that are related. Then it might be easier to write on. When you decide on what you would like to write on make sure to go in depth and just dissect it. YOu didn't do it here. But thats totally ok. This is like brainstorming. Yeah, the thing about religion sounds cool but are there a lot you can write on about it? Thats something to consider. YOu need to be able to write well on it and find other thing that relate to it. Also you don't want to repeat a lot in your essay... so make sure to find something that has a lot of substance to it. ANyways, sounds like you have alot to choose from and that is a really good thing. Just think about what you want to write and is it interesting to other people. Good luck, buddy! ; )
ReplyDeleteHey Cathy!
ReplyDeleteWell i personally enjoy both of those topics. :) As you know i am writing about religion and i think its a really good topic to write about because the boundaries for ideas is unlimited. For instance, if you want to write about religion you can discuss the idea of worship just like you have already mentioned and you can also talk about individualism; if you have a religion then you appeal the idea that you have your own right to believe freely in whatever your mind decides to worship or explore or lastly you could write about the topic i chose under religion; can religion even exist in a society like brave new world even if worship does exist? Well those are just some ideas to help you out and also i love the conformity issue. My suggestion is that you can do a lot off of that and that can create for a very interesting argument. Well i enjoyed reading your views good job Cathy. :)
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ReplyDeleteSorry Cathy! So, you have some interesting ideas. The bit about the repression comparison could be REALLY cool if you included 1984 and today's world... as long as you didn't use anything you used in your other essay. And of course, the religion topic is huge. And maybe the definition of what is "civilized." What makes their religion better? You said they turned science into a religion, but it seems they turned their admiration of Ford into one. Are they worshipping their progress? The happiness its brought them? Is it indoctrinated? Who knows. Good stuff thought!