Fading Blue by Kristal (for fun)

Fading Blue

The world is dead. No one hears the silent screams of the wind, the crying of the trees, as they watch their loved ones die before their eyes, and don’t realize that we’ve given mother earth cancer.

Brave New World Review

Brave New World Review

Brave New World, by Huxley, shows us a world where everyone is equal in society; there is no war, no crimes, no unhappiness, and no chaos. The story begins in 632 A.F. in a world where families, fathers, mothers, homes, history, and God do not exist.  Infants are born within surrogate bottles, given dosage of certain amounts of vaccines. People live young and youth until they hit the age of 60 and die. Soma is a commonly used drug to bring happiness to the people; getting rid of the uneasy feelings.

            The D.H.C. controls all that goes on in this workplace and the Controller has power over everything and everybody. People are split into caste systems Alpha at the top and Delta being at the bottom. Marx, a Alpha, not like other people, soma does not work on him, and he cannot “see” Ford, whom is now God in this world. Marx realizes he is different from everyone else and that makes him mad; rumors of alcohol being poured into his surrogate go around the locker rooms, until Leinna, an Beta whom has had many men, walks up to Marx talking about their plans to the Savage Resvation-in hoping to get Foster jealous, a guy she has been having.

            Marx gets his paper signed by the D.H.C. to go to the resvation with Leinna, only to hear a story from the D.H.C. of how he went there with someone he was having at the time, but she disappeared during the night as he was searching for her; he went home the next day not knowing what really happened to her. The D.H.C. realized what he just done and threatens Marx to send him to Iceland if he hears anymore bad behavior of him. Marx doesn’t really take his threat in and just walks out slamming the door feeling powered and in control.

            Marx and Leinna are at the Savage Resvation where they are greeted by their guide, an Indiana, their pilot ensures Leinna that nothing with happen to her, because the Savages have been trained. The guide takes Marx and Leinna to their pueblo, but on the way they see old people, rituals, mothers breast feeding, and Marx finds it all very interesting, but Leinna is horrified by all of it and begs Marx to take her home. They come across an interesting ritual where an young boy gets whipped in a circle to bring crops and water to the land, Leinna covers her face in disgust, after the ritual is over, Marx and Leinna meet a savage called John. John tells him how he wishes he was getting whipped and that he could bring fifteen times more water and crops than the young boy ever could.

            John is attracted to Leinna and brings her and Marx to John’s pueblo, where they meet Lind, which Marx figures out is the D.H.C.’s girl. Marx sees this as an chance to make the D.H.C. pay once and for all. Linda and Leinna are left in the pueblo talking about the Other world and the Savage world, while John and Marx take a walk. Marx tells John that he could take him and Linda back to the Other World with him and see his father. John so excited that eh recites William Shakesphere’s Macbeth.

            Marx, Leinna, Linda, and John all head to the Other World. The D.H.C. calls Marx trying to make an example of him in front of hundreds of Betas and Alphas, but instead the D.H.C. is humiliated when Marx calls Linda in and she exclaims that she has had his son and how there was no way it was her fault. Linda calls John in and John runs to his father’s feet and yells “my father!”. The D.H.C. is so embarrassed that he runs out of the room and quits his job.

            Marx is in popular and has girls almost every day of each week, but all that goes away when John refuses to go to the parties and instead wants to stay home with Linda, whom has taken a soma-hoilday and is slowly dying.  Everything goes back to normal with Marx, but he gets jealous when John and Watson start having a booming friendship. Later that day Leinna gives John a visit; John tries to tell her that he loves her and wants to prove it her, but Leinna doesn’t understand and takes off her clothes throwing herself on John. John pushes her back and slaps her calling her a whore. Leinna hides in the bathroom and the phone rings, John picks it up and he is told that it’s Linda’s time to die.

            Linda dies and John has no where else to go; John decides to leave and make his own life, which he lives in a lighthouse. Soon, people get wind of this and watch John whip himself and he starts to join in the “orgy-porgy”.  The next day John realizes what he has done and decides to end it all by hanging himself.

            I would recommend this book to a friend, because it’s a very interesting book and it leaves you thinking about so many things. My favorite part in this book would have to be when Marx humiliates the D.H.C. The part I don’t really care for are the “orgy-porgy” or the Feelings. People should really read this book and compare it to how we are today.

Brave New World: Connection

Brave New World vs. Harrison Bergeron

  In Brave New World and Harrison Bergeron are connected by the idea that the people can be easily controlled by certain pleasures or emotions. These stories show or tell us that someday our world will turn out that way or become it. The idea of the government having too much power is an consist battle in these stories; how some people rise up against the government.

            In Brave New World written by Huxley, people are controlled by soma or through their conditioning at birth. The government creates multiple products that takes the peoples’ minds off of unneeded emotions or unnecessary beliefs; since people are conditioned to certain things, no one feels out of place or awkward in their position in society. Everyone, in a way, is equal and no pressure or stress is brought upon them.

            The same happens in Harrison Bergeron written by Kurt Vonnegut, people are controlled through handicappers, which takes smart or beautiful people and turns them into average humans. Everyone is equal. No one is smarter than anyone else nor is anyone prettier or stronger than anyone. Since people are the same and equal there is no awkwardness between them and there is also no embarrassment of being out of place or not knowing how to do certain things.

            However, in both stories there is someone who goes against society. Brave New World, Marx, Watson, and John, the Savage, all knew the truth about society; knew that the government was controlling them into believing certain things and doing what is “normal”. For example, Watson wants a deeper meaning behind his poetry, but once he tries that the government threatens to give him the sack. In Harrison Bergeron, Harrison is a wanted man because he ran away from jail for being too smart, too handsome, and too strong. He shows up on television telling the people that he is now the ruler as he rips off his handicappers; he does the same for everyone else on stage, and chooses his bride by ripping off her handicappers. They dance to the music to their full ability, which gets the Handicapper General upset and she shots them with one bullet killing them on the spot. Again, here, we see the government putting some kind of action in stopping what they don’t like.

            Brave New World and Harrison Bergeron represent the idea of the government having too much control or power, along with this idea of a dystopia. Stories similar to Brave New World and Harrison Bergeron are warning us about our future and we should be careful about what we do, say, and think, for the government is also watching, and someday they might decide to take over; in fact, they might already have.

Brave New World Thesis

Brave New World Thesis

In Brave New World written by Aldous Huxley gives us a vision of what the world might or will be like in years to come. Huxley tries to tell us through his writing that we should stop improving our world in unnecessary ways, and stop giving the higher ups more power than they need; stop being played with. An analysis of Brave New World reveals one challenge facing government: accepting community, identity, and stability through soma and conditioning.

            The government in this world are so proud of their way of conditioning people, that when Watson tries to find a deeper meaning into writing poetry the Authority comes barging into the classroom threatening Watson to hand him that immediate sack where Watson says “I’m a marked man.” And explains that his poems for about being alone, which is not allowed in this world. The government created soma so that no one will ever feel alone, sad, angry, or depression; it’s all about being happy and just doing your role in the society.

            Marx is another character that gets pushed around a lot by the Controller (government). The government knows that Marx is not “normal”, so they put him into a test. Marx brings a Savage from the reservation called John, and the government sees this as an oppurninty to  “have some fun”. The government doesn’t get upset, however, when John kills himself. This just shows the government that any hope of some how connecting to the Savages to come to the civil world is a waste of time, and probably should dispose of them.

            The government creates products of pleasure and entrainment to control the people. One being soma, which I’ve already discussed, but another is sex-hormone chewing gum (which is seen by Hoover). The government convinces the people that they’ll have more fun if they chew this gum, more pleasure, more females to have. Hoover offers some gum to Marx, but Marx refuses to take a piece knowing that the government is mocking him through this gum.

            Another good example of this power, is when John is yelling at Dr. Shaw, about Linda, whom is slowly dying due to taking too much soma, which again is provided by the government. Through the doctor’s words is the government, when he states “But think of the enormous, immeasurable durations it can give you out of time. Every soma holiday is a bit of what our ancestors used to call eternity.” John not being fooled by this then states that “Eternity was in our lips and eyes.” Which no one understands, because old books have been thrown out.

            Old things are always replaced in this world by the government. All poets from old times, Jesus, music, and families, have all been replace with something new and fresh. Jesus went to Henry Ford, and poets only wrote about happiness etc. These “old things” are all unneeded in this world, no one will benefit from knowing these or understanding these things. Stability is what the government is achieving so no one feels awkward about himself or herself.

            People dying are no problem, because after death they are used to help plants grow. They allow children to see the people dying which fascinates them. When Linda is dying and John sits by her side, children crowd around her, watching her and asking John all these questions about her. John finds this disrespectful and yells at the kids sending them away, which he gets in trouble for from the Head Nurse. The kids and Nurse find John crying about his dying mother very strange and that he should be rejoicing about her death, not mourning it.

            These few examples clearly show how the government has everything under control, and how they have absolute power over every individual in society. This analysis of Brave New World reveals that the challenge against the government has not been won and accepting the community, stability, and identity through soma and conditioning is just a step closer to utter control.  

Brave New World Monologue:The Warden

Brave New World Revisited: The Warden

Community, Identity, Stability. Those words echoed throughout my mind like a bug buzzing in your ear, as you try to swipe it away. In case you haven't took notice I'm the Warden in this world. My job is important, but I’m not in the top of this food chain. I’m the kind of guy that doesn’t get noticed and doesn’t really get a part in the play.  Since I don’t get noted I’m free to think whatever I like about this world and the lab rats within it. I’m going to tell you about this world in my mind’s eye.

            I’m sitting behind a desk, signing papers, and watching the rats go on about their day. I know almost everything about these people, especially the play going on between the Controller and Marx. How do I know? Well, you could say all the world 's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts. I take a glance at a walking figure coming towards me and I realize who it is marching those feet. Marx shook my hand, “Delighted, Mr. Marx, delighted.” booming my voice,  “We have just received special orders…” “I know,” said Bernard, interrupting me. “I was talking to his fordship on the phone a moment ago.” His bored tone was trying to imply that he has always talk to his fordship every day of the week. “If you’ll kindly take all the necessary steps as son as possible. As soon as possible,” he emphatically repeated. At eleven three I had all the papers necessary in his pocket. “So long,” he told me patronizingly as I accompany to the lift gates. “So long.” Turning away I began walking back to my desk rolling my eyes in the process. "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool". I whisper to myself taking a rest in my chair.  

            Days after Marx became popular by bringing John, the Savage and the son of the ex D.H.C., to the civil world. “ The world is grown so bad, that wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch.” “What did you say Warden?” asked a Beta female, she had the most beautiful face of all the Beta women, a face of Aphrodite. “Oh, I was just mumbling about something unimportant.” I shrugged off her next question of what she should wear for Forster tonight. Community, Identity, Stability. Those words echoed throughout my head like Hera complaining about Zeus’s endless wives. "Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." I whisper to myself as I continued to live in this godforsaken theater.