An analysis of “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury through the historical/biographical and psychoanalytic lenses suggests that the story is really about the negative ramifications of technology on human lives. When looking at “The Veldt” through the historical lens, the story is about the fear that people felt towards technology as a result of the Cold War. The time during the Cold War was filled with fear and hatred which remained after World War II. Things such as The Red Scare and fear of a nuclear war posed a threat to people which resulted in a state of fear being developed. In his article, “Cold War,” David Snead talks about the events that took place during the time of the Cold War.
William Golding’s first novel, Lord of the Flies, is a book that has been challenged repeatedly. It’s an obvious statement when I say that people can argue for both sides of this debate, but there are several points that can be made for the interest of the people that do not want the book to be challenged or banned. This novel is one of a fictional setting and plot, but is based upon an underlying theme of reality. William Golding applies the times of war and the struggling society to the beginning of this novel, and the idea of both of those aspects to the children on the island. When the first copy of the novel was in print, and being distributed, the book began with an introduction as to how the children ended up on the island.
In both of these prescribed texts, the scientific and supernatural ideas are expressed through various different techniques to provoke the responders, and to make society look at different issues and problems within itself and of their time. The director of the prescribed text, Bladerunner, Ridley Scott has created a science fiction film, examining the dark, self destructive side of human reality. This has been extremely influential on the society of his time. He has attempted to express the current issues and problems that he believed might occur in the future, and therefore affect the generations of the future. Ridley Scott states, “it is a film about whether you can have a meaningful relationship with your toaster”.
Joseph Heller started his career as a clerk. Eventually he joined the army during the Second World War. What he had experienced there to a certain extent served as a base for the creation of his best novel "Catch 22" . It immediately brought along uniqueness in its kind achieved by unprecedented mixture of plot structure and stylistic expressions. Referred to as a war novel, "Catch 22" is one of his best works ,an embodiment of Postmodern features of that time.
Time isn’t just money, its life. This is the premise to Harlan Ellison’s classic short story, “Repent Harlequin, said the Ticktockman.” In the story a dystopian future is run on a strict schedule by a mysterious authority called the Ticktockman. In this future, being late isn’t merely impolite, it’s a crime, with the punishment being an equivalent amount of time being revoked from that person’s life until they are “turned off.” One man though stands against the status quo. The masked vigilante Harlequin spends his time disrupting the flow of this ordered world and forcing people to question their lives. In “Repent Harlequin!
While these issues become more and more a problem, people are beginning to speak up on each sides. From ordinary people, all the way to US senators, people are proposing new ideas that can impact the laws of gun control. Finding this perfect balance of gun control can be rather difficult, even though many people become outraged when laws are put against their side. Gun control is like many other controversial topics, exploring both sides and taking feedback as well as inputting that feedback to making new laws may be the only way a happy medium can be
The tragic endings to both of these novels, particularly ‘1984’ was controversial in the way that readers thought that it was a real possibility and that a dystopia caused by the state could actually occur. Orwell was trying to portray the dangers of totalitarianism authority and I think he does this effectively by tapping in to the emotions of the reader. ‘Brave New World’ is set 600 years in the future, therefore a lot of the fear built up by Huxley is lost. However, ‘1984’ is set around 40 years into the future which makes the possibility more of a threat, making the reader feel fearful, thus making the horror created by Orwell a more frightening prospect. The endings of both
Compare and Contrast: Jennifer and Rachel and Narcissus Cloned In today’s society, people have different opinions about the many debatable issues that affect our nation every day. One of the most controversial topics has to do with the discovery and use of cloning. The articles “Jennifer and Rachel” by Lee M. Silver and “Narcissus Cloned” by John Conley both identify the concern of cloning and state there side on the issue. The main question at hand is “Is cloning harmful/moral?”, and if so, why? The two articles state opposing arguments by using different literary techniques and strategies to convince the reader to take their side based on their arguments.
Julie Pense English 101, sec DE 08/25/14 Rough draft V’s Prolixity In reading “V for Vendetta “by Alan Moore, I have come to an understanding that some of society see V as a terrorist and not for the good but in my opinion he is very mad and angry at society, the way it’s going with all the wrong and how the government is are treating its people. Which brings me to ask the question is “V” a terrorist or an anti- super hero to the people? The novel “V for Vendetta” has many different arguable points. One of “V” points would be, freedom or dictatorship. "V" has many complex and interesting sides to his character or shall we say archetype.
John Mearshimer’s novel, ‘The Tragedy of Great Power Politics’, focuses on how states in the international system seek to establish themselves. Mearshimer has a theory which he calls offensive realism that explains why a peaceful world is unlikely and also shows strategies great powers use to advance over other great powers. At first glance this theory seems very logical and while it does account for much of what has occurred between great powers during the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries, I believe his theory will become obsolete in the next few centuries. Mearshimer begins his novel by saying international politics has always been a ‘ruthless and dangerous business’ (2) and it will likely always remain that way. Great powers are constantly competing for power and try to gain power at the expense of other states.