Monday, October 18, 2010

Brave New World Posting

"Wheels must turn steadily, but can not turn untended. There must be men to tend them, men as sturdy as the wheels upon their axles, sane men, obedient men, stable in contentment." Mustapha Mond.

This quote right here really sums up the whole guides for society in Brave New World because it points out what is "really" going on.  If we try to decifer this quote when it states "Wheels must turn steadily, but can not turn untended."  This part of the quote is talking about a society and how it must run steadily, but only with the help of the people (Alpha and Betas).  "There must be men to tend them, men as sturdy as the wheels upon their axels, sane men, obedient men, stable in contentment." This section of the quote points out the other half of what is happening in the society.  It can not run fluidly without "brute" work.  For this the scientist have created a certain type of man to do jobs and dumbed them down in the process (Gamma, Delta, and mainly Epsilon).  If you look at it as a social latter the Apha and Beta are the high class rich, smart, white people. And the Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon are the dumb, strong, and poor people. 

The way this is run really takes away from family, monogomy, impulse, and desire.  There is no way that anyone of these developing humans can choose what they want to do because the directors have already chosen what they are going to be before they get to choose and train them for their future job.  The controller says "Stability. No civilization without individual stability."  This quote shows that instead of using family as help to live and make decisions, that all of the decisions are made by you the person.  Which in the end means that all of the decisions are made by the directors who really choose what they desire you to be.  The "people" they create have no impulse or desire because they were taught to do one specific thing pretty much.  They just do their jobs and really have no clue of anything else.  There is no sight or knowledge on the outside world so they have no desire or impulse to change what they are doing becasue they "love" or where taught to love what they are doing. 
That is what I think.. Not so sure if I am going in the right direction or not.. WHO KNOWS!!

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