What is perfection? Is defined by what society sees as perfect, or what someone personally believes?
In A Brave New World the idea of perfection is decided and introduced by the leader of society. The "god", the man who runs an entire world practically dictates what is seen as normal, and what is seen as unexceptable. The unexceptables of society are delt with accordingly, and they are left with a feeling of being hated and scorned by the entire New World community. The big question I chose for my book was "what, and who, decide what perfection is"? From what I've seen of the world, there is not set definition for perfection because everyone sees things differently.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Maslow's Hierarchy
The basis of the Maslow's Hierarchy is that there will always be basic needs, and all things that are not necessities will be built upon those basic needs. We first need food, health, and sleep. Secondly we need shelter, and being away from danger. Thirdly we need love, affection, and the ability to be part of a group. For our fourth want or need we desire and need self- esteem, and esteem from others. And for the fifth point we need the achieved individual potential.
This hierarchy has to do with the book Hiroshima because in the book after the dropping of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, the basic needs that people must find are their family, friends, food, sleep, and good Health. People then seek shelter, and they discover that they must move away from the points of danger. The higher points on the hierarchy I have not gotten far enough into the book to see if they are a main factor in the way the victims of the atomic bomb react.
This hierarchy has to do with the book Hiroshima because in the book after the dropping of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, the basic needs that people must find are their family, friends, food, sleep, and good Health. People then seek shelter, and they discover that they must move away from the points of danger. The higher points on the hierarchy I have not gotten far enough into the book to see if they are a main factor in the way the victims of the atomic bomb react.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Why the Sneeches was an allegory...
The Sneeches was an allegory because it was giving the message that there is no one group of people, or anyone, who is better than someone else. Everyone is equal and everyone should be treated as such. The moral lesson is also that no matter how much we try and change ourselves, in the end we will always end up being the same person. Also no matter how much we try and hide or change who we are so we can blend and mix with other people, we can only change our appearance and if they didn't accept you in the first place, chances are when you change they will still ignore you.
The Sneeches was an allegory because it was giving the message that there is no one group of people, or anyone, who is better than someone else. Everyone is equal and everyone should be treated as such. The moral lesson is also that no matter how much we try and change ourselves, in the end we will always end up being the same person. Also no matter how much we try and hide or change who we are so we can blend and mix with other people, we can only change our appearance and if they didn't accept you in the first place, chances are when you change they will still ignore you.
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