Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Love vs pleasurable hobbies

In Brave New World, it appears that sex and relationships have completely lost its meaning in society.  What the the books describes as good and normal, are what we would call deceitful, erotic, and downright disgusting. Look at Lilena for example. She has slept with almost every Alpha, and yet she would be seen as a goody-two shoes in our perspective, compared to other individuals in her society. In her society, sex is no longer for the sake of love and union, but for pleasure; and relationships are just a hobby. There is no desire of holy matrimony. Thoughts????
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6 comments:

  1. Denise CanoApril 3, 2014 at 11:04 PM

    I don't see Lenina in such negative light since the way she is living in her society is right. It's interesting how they view everything in Brave New World because, at the root of it, it's all backwards from what we do.

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  2. UnknownApril 4, 2014 at 8:39 AM

    I agree with Denise Lenina is only living like her society tells her too.

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  3. UnknownApril 4, 2014 at 2:03 PM

    But I am looking at it from the standpoint of our society

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  4. UnknownApril 4, 2014 at 7:30 PM

    From our stand point it doesnt seem right morally because of our conditioning to our own society.

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  5. UnknownApril 4, 2014 at 7:32 PM

    You mentioned her being seen today as a "goody two shoes" how so? I personally disagree in our society she would be judged and seen as "trashy" because she has been with so many of the Alpha males.

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  6. UnknownApril 6, 2014 at 5:56 PM

    Forgive my misphrasing Melissa, it was meant to be the other way around. I meant goody two-shoes in her own society, not ours

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