Monday, April 30, 2007
BNW
So we have I test tomorrow! I am reading Brave new world and I don't really understand it as much as I did F451. I really liked F451. It felt like it had a better story line. In BNW, the 1st main character, Bernard, seemed like he should have gone against the system more. He didn't believe in it and knew it was wrong but then he didn't want to look like an outsider so he tried to fit in. I don't understand why he wouldn't jump in and help John when he got into the fight with the people at the hospital. He could have really shown what he believed in by joining in with John but he chose not to. John being the one to fight the system was kind of boring. It was so expected because it would have been like one of us seeing this "World State" and we obviously wouldn't agree with it either. It should have been someone from within that fought against it like in F451. I think it made F451 more interesting. So good luck on the test everyone!
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Well first off, thanks for the luck, secondly, I think there’s a simple answer to your question. I think that Bernard did not join in the fight at the hospital to heavily reinforce the fact that he has no idea what he really wants. Throughout the story he claims to feel different and want to break free from the conformity, but he finds himself contradicting his thoughts sometimes within the next few pages. I think these contradictions are mainly to keep us, the reader, irritated and interested in where Bernard is going next.
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