The Bagginses had lived in the neighbourhood of The Hill for time out of mind, andpeople considered them very respectable, not only because most of them were rich, but also because they never had any adventures or did anything unexpected: you could tell what a Baggins would say on any question without the bother of asking him. This is a story of how a Baggins had an adventure,found himselfdoing and saying things altogether unexpected. Here we can see that Bilbo Baggins was leading a life of reasonable wealth and comfort as well as enjoying a reputation of high standing in his society. There is little or no reason for Bilbo to prove anything else to his peers or to leave in search of adventure since he himself did not have any interest in such things. So why then did Bilbo end up setting out with the Dwarves and Gandalf after all?
384 B.C.) 1. Humans are not born good, but learn to be virtuous. 2. Best government provides for a properly educated middle class – they are free of excesses found in upper and middle class.
However, in Fahrenheit 451, a utopian society seems to have been reached. Perfection seemed to exist in “laws, government, and social conditions.” Compared to our modern world, this future seemed to be happier and their lives less chaotic. Humans have never liked laws because they give off a sense of restriction as well as authority. In the future, laws don’t exist and anything seemed feasible and within one’s reach. There was only a simple law, and that was to not read books as well as think, making “the mind drink less and less.” This doesn’t seem much of a sacrifice because society was filled with far more excitement than literature could offer.
But the thing that was most interesting is that most of the people in this society were incredibly happy, fit and some even smart. The way the government is able to ensure this is also different. They do not control the people via violence or oppression but rather by giving everybody in the society a very linear kind of life. They never have to make any choices that are going to majorly affect their lives. The biggest decision they will ever make is where to go on vacation.
All of the people in the brave New World believe they are the best they can be which means there is no desire to achieve anything or try harder. This also furthers the gap between real human nature because it is just basic instinct for people to make things better for themselves. When the world controller makes John stay as punishment it’s clear that the world is not a utopia because John hangs himself. By acknowledging the dystopia, Aldous Huxley demonstrates how one man's heaven is another man’s hell. Along with many other possible themes, “A perfect world is unachievable without imperfection” fits quite nicely.
Brave new world depicts a society in which every single person is synthesized through hi-technology process without a biological mother. Unequal conditions are set ahead of time for different stages, however everyone is instilled with the idea that his or hers life is the best of all. In the sacrifice of free will, emotions, as well as a basic understanding of the world around them, people in this distorted utopia lead a superficial happy and full-filling life. While Brave New World sufficiently reveals the possibly horrifying outcome of uncontrolled technology and science developments, it also warns us about the current education system. Sleeping education is the method that is widely used in the society in Brave New World.
The parts of life that have become easier, such as the ability to get from point a to point b in a short period of time, or the ways which technology has improved healthcare, are both things that I think Lao-Tzu would have appreciated. Even though a lot of transportation seems to be very complicated, it makes life simpler and less chaotic than those worlds in the past where transportation could take days. Lao-Tzu states “The simplest pattern is the clearest. Content with an ordinary life, you can show all people the way to their own true nature.” It makes sense that if Lao-Tzu argued that a simple pattern was the clearest, that the means of transportation in America would be accepted because the fact of how much easier it makes the rest of our life. When people don’t have to worry about taking five hours to go ten miles by horse, other aspects of life become more clear and important, which is essentially what Lao-Tzu argued would happen.
That information does not relate to me at all except for a couple of things. I believe that there is a bright future for everyone as long as they are determined to work for it. Aggression and depression are problems I have never encountered in my life. I see myself as an independent individual, I take care of myself and remain in a healthy state of mind. Life is a beautiful thing and I am more fortunate than most kids.
Helmholtz is extremely intelligent and understands things that many people in his world do not. He is angry that he cannot escape his caste and he wants to be greater than he already is. The world shown in the novel is set up in such a way that no one can be greater or more powerful than others. The utopian society shown in the novel Brave New World presents a world that is supposed to be perfect in which everyone is happy. This may be true in some cases, but as shown by evidence in the analysis of three different characters, we can state that the perfect world is in actuality not a prefect world.
First of all, my standard of living, which I thought was average, is not average at all. My parents who are in the lower middle to middle middle class with their own business was a great lifestyle for me. I didn’t have super extravagant things growing up, but I did enjoy having many privileges of not being in poverty. I was pretty much able to get anything I needed and most of the things that I want. Therefore, like an ignorant individual, I assumed that my living was the standard of living of everyone else’s.