Are there any settings in this novel which you have found to be beautiful? or disturbing? or memorable?Describe these settings and comment on why they were meaningful to you.
The whole setting of the story is disturbing to me. The Society has rotten all the way and I don’t remember any settings in the novel which I found to be beautiful. However, there is one scene that is memorable. The setting is the setting where the Savages or the Indians live. I don’t like the traditions of the Savages or the people living in the place but the place is perhaps the last place where the Society didn’t take over, which is the reason why the place is memorable. In some way, the Society can be called as ‘contaminated area’, where people are contaminated by the drug soma and locked away from the freedom. The place where John lived, however, isn’t so wealthy or has good environment like the Society but it’s free from the rule of the New World. It is quiet. It is peaceful, the people living peacefully in the nature. In the Society, everything is artificial and it is loud with people talking and interacting with each other. I really don’t like the New World and I think that the concept of people are ‘made’, people relieving stress by taking drugs, and people being mind controlled by the Society. The New World may be perfect, with an easy way to forget hard times, and the happiness will never stop. However, I choose the world with hardships, pain, and with sadness. Instead of choosing the Lie, I would rather take the Truth, even though it may be painful because I seek for it and I think it’s more worth than accepting things that aren’t true. So, I think that the place where John used to live is the Truth and the Society is the Lie. Thus, the place where John used to live is more meaningful to me.
The whole setting of the story is disturbing to me. The Society has rotten all the way and I don’t remember any settings in the novel which I found to be beautiful. However, there is one scene that is memorable. The setting is the setting where the Savages or the Indians live. I don’t like the traditions of the Savages or the people living in the place but the place is perhaps the last place where the Society didn’t take over, which is the reason why the place is memorable. In some way, the Society can be called as ‘contaminated area’, where people are contaminated by the drug soma and locked away from the freedom. The place where John lived, however, isn’t so wealthy or has good environment like the Society but it’s free from the rule of the New World. It is quiet. It is peaceful, the people living peacefully in the nature. In the Society, everything is artificial and it is loud with people talking and interacting with each other. I really don’t like the New World and I think that the concept of people are ‘made’, people relieving stress by taking drugs, and people being mind controlled by the Society. The New World may be perfect, with an easy way to forget hard times, and the happiness will never stop. However, I choose the world with hardships, pain, and with sadness. Instead of choosing the Lie, I would rather take the Truth, even though it may be painful because I seek for it and I think it’s more worth than accepting things that aren’t true. So, I think that the place where John used to live is the Truth and the Society is the Lie. Thus, the place where John used to live is more meaningful to me.
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In a way, our world today is similar to the world portrayed in the brave new world. The poor are more sane about reality and life than the rich folk. They have a better sense of truth and life than most of the rich population.
Your writing just made me realize a new point in the story. ^-^
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