For the essay on Brave New World I want to illustrate the points of too much government control and the effects it has on society. I want to bring forth the ideas that people depend too much on the influences of others to solve their problems, such as the use of soma to make someone happy. This is all do to the government and how their actions affect its society. These ideas can definitely be tied in with our world today and how we operate. My essay will be able to discuss the defective human race in Brave New World and make connections to our world today.
One source of information I will reference to is the YouTube video that was posted on the last blog topic. I believe it was called RSA Animate: Changing Education Paradigms. This video made a lot of good points about the defects of humanity nowadays, which would now make good points in relation to the novel. I want to reveal through the use of this video that we today are not that far off from Huxley’s imagined world which is a scary thought!
Another source I want to use points from is Neil Postman’s Technopoly. From this source I can relate his theories of technology taking over to Brave New World, as well as, tie it in with today’s world. This will allow me to discuss how technology will ultimately lead to the destruction of mankind by looking at the effects technology has thrust upon the human race through the years, in comparison to that of the novel.
I may use other sources as well, but these are perfect for now! J
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