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Our Imperfect World

   

    Every day, fear is planted among us, as we get scared over the silliest or the most challenging aspects of life. It is at the highest point when we have had enough of our mistakes and wish that somehow, our lives can be perfect. Everyone starts to believe that our lives in the world should be in excelling character, a utopia. Utopia is said to be the ideal place or state of perfection. As we picture our lives in the utopian order, we understand that our lives cannot become any better. No one can actually picture what our lives will be like until they live in the event of a utopia. In the book, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and 1984 by George Orwell, the idea of a utopia is put to work in the means of a new way of life for the people in London. Most people do not realize, however, that a utopian way of life may not actually be as effective as it may seem. good start -Lauren Villanueva 6/5/09 12:22 PM 

    In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, individualism is opposed in London. Characters in the book such as Helmholtz Watson and Bernard Marx are considered different and unique in London. Bernard Marx is considerably different among everyone living in London because as a baby, his treatment was interrupted with a drug. "They say somebody made a mistake when he was still in the bottle- thought he was a Gamma and put alcohol into his blood- surrogate. That's why he was so stunted" (Huxley 46). In this suppose- to- be utopian world, mistakes can happen. Bernard  Marx was found different compared to everyone else in London because he thinks differently and acts contradictorily as well. If even one person show a sign of difference, they will be removed from the society. In the book, Huxley writes "I shall ask for your transference to a Sub- Centre- preferably to Iceland" (98). Living the same way as everyone else can cause rebels to break out, disrupting the order of a utopia. Helmholtz Watson, Bernard Marx, and John the Savage are examples of those rebels because they believed that living the same as everyone else was boring and that a change should be made.   

     Rebellion in London in the year of 1984 is not appreciated in the society. For example, due to Winston and Julia's secret love making, they were arrested by the thought police. If the balance of the society were not so troublesome to keep in order, then none of the members of the society would have a reason to rebel.

"Have you done this before?"

"Of course. Hundreds of times- well, scores of times, anyway" (Orwell 127).  

Secretly, because of the strict rules placed on the society, members would have a reason to revolt because it is natural for people to break the rules.maybe you should say again what was secretly? -Lauren Villanueva 6/5/09 12:24 PM  A person being able instead of saying "being able" you could say just being or living /associating -Lauren Villanueva 6/5/09 12:26 PM to be in a group of people who all act the same can become annoying and impossible to deal with. Being in a utopian society is impossible to live in because people need alterations in their lives to have excitement and adversity. In maintaining that perfect society, guidelines must be kept and maintained strictly. Punishments for rigorous rules must result to be exceedingly harsh. Orwell exemplifies this by expressing, "If you tell me any lies, or attempt to prevaricate in any way, or even fall below your usual level of intelligence, you will cry out with pain, instantly" (253). As a result of not following the strict rules of the society, punishments are charged. Being incontrollable of one's own actions can cause outbreaks in the member's actions. 

   In being part of a utopian society, the rights of individuality are lost and the need to be in control of your own actions is lost. Whenever a person in a utopia makes an attempt to execute their own steps, they stop because they realize that as a part of the society, individuality is never expressed. "Those who choose not to believe in the immortality of the soul or in a providential judgment are deprived of public rights..." (Davis 54). The main achievement of a Utopian society is to refrain individuals from separating themselves from the community. Entrapping members in a society where little change is made can create boredom. To stir life back around, people refer to rebellion, where people are free to pursue whatever they wish to do. It is accepted that people should have the prerogative to believe in whatever they choose to believe in. However being part of a "perfect society" can abridge the opportunity to even consider the option of choosing what belief they should follow. Davis proclaims, "Even the much vaunted religious freedom of the Utopians is a freedom which if indulged in can lead to deprivation of civil rights" (54). A person having complete ownership of our civil rights can be proof of citizenship in our government. Our civil rights allow us to have a say in our government and how it ought to be controlled. 

    A Utopian Society is the deprivement deprivation? -Lauren Villanueva 6/5/09 12:31 PM of the rights of a member of a society. Although a Utopia is portrayed as a perfect society, it can have its down sides in controlling a society. Among a group of people, there must be at least one person that stands out from the crowd. By trying to keep equilibrium among a society, it can cause rebellion. Naturally, rules are meant to be broken by rebels who hate being unchanged. Even though most try to live in a utopian society, it ends up in not working out because staying stable can become boring and tiresome. There are fairly few people who can live under rules, however, a majority of the people cannot stand to be under control by someone else. To live in a community where an enforcement is not compelled, produces individuality among everyone. By staying in a utopia, it is impossible to have freedom of speech and the rights to believe in what you want to believe in.                  

            

i enjoyed your essay very much.
good job with the citations.
it is clear that you do not agree with the ways of utopian societies
:) -Lauren Villanueva 6/5/09 12:31 PM  

 

 

Davis, J.C. Utopia and the Ideal Society.  Cambridge University Press 1983

 

Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. New York: First Perennial Classics 1998 

 

Orwell, George. 1984. New York: Harcourt Brace and Company. 1949

Our Imperfect World

   

    Every day, fear is planted among us, as we get scared over the silliest or the most challenging aspects of life. It is at the highest point when we have had enough of our mistakes and wish that somehow, our lives can be perfect. Everyone starts to believe that our lives in the world should be in excelling character, a utopia. Utopia is said to be the ideal place or state of perfection. As we picture our lives in the utopian order, we understand that our lives cannot become any better. No one can actually picture what our lives will be like until they live in the event of a utopia. In the book, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and 1984 by George Orwell, the idea of a utopia is put to work in the means of a new way of life for the people in London. Most people do not realize, however, that a utopian way of life may not actually be as effective as it may seem becase a utopia places restrictions and restrictions causes outbreaks.

    In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, individualism is opposed in London. Characters in the book such as Helmholtz Watson and Bernard Marx are considered different and unique in London. Bernard Marx is considerably different among everyone living in London because as a baby, his treatment was interrupted with a drug. "They say somebody made a mistake when he was still in the bottle- thought he was a Gamma and put alcohol into his blood- surrogate. That's why he was so stunted" (Huxley 46). In this suppose- to- be utopian world, mistakes can happen. Bernard  Marx was found different compared to everyone else in London because he thinks differently and acts contradictorily as well. If even one person show a sign of difference, they will be removed from the society. In the book, Huxley writes "I shall ask for your transference to a Sub- Centre- preferably to Iceland" (98).Living the same way as everyone else can cause rebels to break out, disrupting the order of a utopia. Helmholtz Watson, Bernard Marx, and John the Savage are examples of those rebels because they believed that living the same as everyone else was boring and that a change should be made.   

     Rebellion in London in the year of 1984 is not appreciated in the society. For example, due to Winston and Julia's secret love making, they were arrested by the thought police. If the balance of the society were not so troublesome to keep in order, then none of the members of the society would have a reason to rebel.

"Have you done this before?"

"Of course. Hundreds of times- well, scores of times, anyway" (Orwell 127).  

Secretly, because of the strict rules placed on the society, members would have a reason to revolt because it is natural for people to break the rules. Privately, both Winston and Julia have been making love, which is against the society's rules. Associating in a group of people who all act the same can become annoying and impossible to deal with. Being in a utopian society is impossible to live in because people need alterations in their lives to have excitement and adversity. In maintaining that perfect society, guidelines must be kept and maintained strictly. Punishments for rigorous rules must result to be exceedingly harsh. Orwell exemplifies this by expressing, "If you tell me any lies, or attempt to prevaricate in any way, or even fall below your usual level of intelligence, you will cry out with pain, instantly" (253). As a result of not following the strict rules of the society, punishments are charged. Being incontrollable of one's own actions can cause outbreaks in the member's actions. 

   In being part of a utopian society, the rights of individuality are lost and the need to be in control of your own actions is lost. Whenever a person in a utopia makes an attempt to execute their own steps, they stop because they realize that as a part of the society, individuality is never expressed. "Those who choose not to believe in the immortality of the soul or in a providential judgment are deprived of public rights..." (Davis 54). The main achievement of a Utopian society is to refrain individuals from separating themselves from the community. Entrapping members in a society where little change is made can create boredom. To stir life back around, people refer to rebellion, where people are free to pursue whatever they wish to do. It is accepted that people should have the prerogative to believe in whatever they choose to believe in. However being part of a "perfect society" can abridge the opportunity to even consider the option of choosing what belief they should follow. Famous historian author, J.C Davis proclaims, "Even the much vaunted religious freedom of the Utopians is a freedom which if indulged in can lead to deprivation of civil rights" (54). A person having complete ownership of our civil rights can be proof of citizenship in our government. Our civil rights allow us to have a say in our government and how it ought to be controlled. 

    A utopian society is the deprivation of the rights of a member of a society. Although a Utopia is portrayed as a perfect society, it can have its down sides in controlling a society. Among a group of people, there must be at least one person that stands out from the crowd. By trying to keep equilibrium among a society, it can cause rebellion. Naturally, rules are meant to be broken by rebels who hate being unchanged. Even though most try to live in a utopian society, it ends up in not working out because staying stable can become boring and tiresome. There are fairly few people who can live under rules, however, a majority of the people cannot stand to be under control by someone else. To live in a community where an enforcement is not compelled, produces individuality among everyone. By staying in a utopia, it is impossible to have freedom of speech and the rights to believe in what you want to believe in.