Throughout the discussion of Brave New World we constantly talked about that society in this novel lacked morales, and was completely perverse. I have a problem with this. Although personally, yes, i think that this society is freaking psycho and absurd, I believe that, in order to completely understand Huxley's purpose you must delve into the definition of "social norm." What makes you normal in society? What drives the creation of your personal morales, and those of society? What are these morale, or what makes a person morale? To even continue this, why follow these morales? What is a morale? What is normal? What makes you human? I think this would be an interesting argument to present for BNW is an exaggeration of today's "morales" being completely absent. Addtionally, i would like to analyize the influence of technology and marketing on morales and normality. To dive into these topics, the articles from Postman's Technopoly and Klein's No Logo. Postman's article talks about the concurrent evolution of technology and society, and its effect on society as a whole, by using this theoretical government of "Technopoly." This can be comparatively analyzed with BNW and it's manipulation of technology to control it citizens, in order for supreme efficiency. That's is the ideal objective. Then how does this technology manipulate morales and norms to better this efficiency. Why manipulate these aspects of life? What is its effect? Additionally, i want to bring in Klein's article and its discussion of the effects it has on society, with emphasis on the youth. The market controls the idea of what it is like to be "cool" by presenting brands worn by these people, or billboards depicting those people. In a generation of youth striving towards "freedom", youth were being consumed by their "yuppie" counterparts, and succumbing to western consumerism. I find this interesting, because I want to discuss a different machine, besides the government, that can influence society, consumerism and the market; (Albeit that most likely the government has some role in controlling the market). How this other machine can define social norms and morales, and how this relates to BNW. I feel like this could be an interesting essay, because i can explore what it is that makes us "human." What if BNW's society isn't perverse at all? Is it only perverse because society defines it to be? Are we human or are we just dancing along with the metaphorical tune of society, letting it take us where it wants? (I may even, if i'm feeling extra ambitious, throw in a parallel to Edward Scissorhands and how his "abnormal" behavior reveals the perverse nature of our "normal" behavior, and go into a discussion on Huxley's purpose was to reveal this same perverseness in BNW, but only if it i feel like it) & that's what i'm throwing.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Are We Human Or Are We Dancers?
Throughout the discussion of Brave New World we constantly talked about that society in this novel lacked morales, and was completely perverse. I have a problem with this. Although personally, yes, i think that this society is freaking psycho and absurd, I believe that, in order to completely understand Huxley's purpose you must delve into the definition of "social norm." What makes you normal in society? What drives the creation of your personal morales, and those of society? What are these morale, or what makes a person morale? To even continue this, why follow these morales? What is a morale? What is normal? What makes you human? I think this would be an interesting argument to present for BNW is an exaggeration of today's "morales" being completely absent. Addtionally, i would like to analyize the influence of technology and marketing on morales and normality. To dive into these topics, the articles from Postman's Technopoly and Klein's No Logo. Postman's article talks about the concurrent evolution of technology and society, and its effect on society as a whole, by using this theoretical government of "Technopoly." This can be comparatively analyzed with BNW and it's manipulation of technology to control it citizens, in order for supreme efficiency. That's is the ideal objective. Then how does this technology manipulate morales and norms to better this efficiency. Why manipulate these aspects of life? What is its effect? Additionally, i want to bring in Klein's article and its discussion of the effects it has on society, with emphasis on the youth. The market controls the idea of what it is like to be "cool" by presenting brands worn by these people, or billboards depicting those people. In a generation of youth striving towards "freedom", youth were being consumed by their "yuppie" counterparts, and succumbing to western consumerism. I find this interesting, because I want to discuss a different machine, besides the government, that can influence society, consumerism and the market; (Albeit that most likely the government has some role in controlling the market). How this other machine can define social norms and morales, and how this relates to BNW. I feel like this could be an interesting essay, because i can explore what it is that makes us "human." What if BNW's society isn't perverse at all? Is it only perverse because society defines it to be? Are we human or are we just dancing along with the metaphorical tune of society, letting it take us where it wants? (I may even, if i'm feeling extra ambitious, throw in a parallel to Edward Scissorhands and how his "abnormal" behavior reveals the perverse nature of our "normal" behavior, and go into a discussion on Huxley's purpose was to reveal this same perverseness in BNW, but only if it i feel like it) & that's what i'm throwing.
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