My ideas on Brave New World essay
So...it is very difficult for me to chose one theme idea in BNW because there are so many ideas that one can explore. After reading "Coming up with your topic and Developing your thesis" I managed to compress my ideas and focus on some of the main themes. It helped me understand more about reading actively and how important reading differently for different purposes comes into hand. I also got a better understanding about writing a good thesis and what are some things I should avoid in a thesis. Most of the things in the article about thesis I already knew but it helped me get a better understanding a little bit more.
In my essay, I would like to discuss the use of technology to control society and maybe compare it to 1984. But I also feel that it might end up sounding a lot like our summer assignment. Also, I would like to explore happiness that is presented in BNW and the use of soma to avoid unhappiness. Another idea that came into my mind was comparing BRN to today's society. But in a way I feel that it is not right to judge their society and compare it to ours. SO as you can see...I am all over the place.
For now my thesis is:
In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, it becomes clear that just like 1984 the society is controlled through the use of technology, unhappiness is avoided and morals are reversed in compare to today's society.
In my essay, I want to use the article by John Sampson regarding limiting government control and some other that I found in the Washington Post. It is difficult to find outside information to use in an essay but I will try to research more on the topics. Also, I would like to use quotes relating to happiness, and morals. I think that will be a good way of relating BNW to today's society.
In my essay, I would like to discuss the use of technology to control society and maybe compare it to 1984. But I also feel that it might end up sounding a lot like our summer assignment. Also, I would like to explore happiness that is presented in BNW and the use of soma to avoid unhappiness. Another idea that came into my mind was comparing BRN to today's society. But in a way I feel that it is not right to judge their society and compare it to ours. SO as you can see...I am all over the place.
For now my thesis is:
In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, it becomes clear that just like 1984 the society is controlled through the use of technology, unhappiness is avoided and morals are reversed in compare to today's society.
In my essay, I want to use the article by John Sampson regarding limiting government control and some other that I found in the Washington Post. It is difficult to find outside information to use in an essay but I will try to research more on the topics. Also, I would like to use quotes relating to happiness, and morals. I think that will be a good way of relating BNW to today's society.
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