Monday, April 13, 2015
Connection
In chapter 10, we read about Bernard showing his follow coworkers Tomakin's (the Director) true feelings. The feelings in which he actually cared for Linda. We previously could see ourselves in his shoes but with this action I feel like most of us cannot relate anymore. For one, I say that I would have not put the Director on the spot and would have rather blackmailed him. Telling him that if he would send me away I would show the world his secret. What do you guys think ? Should we condone or condemn his actions ?
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Honestly, to look at the bigger picture, I think his choice to be open about it is strategic. It reveals the corruption of this society and the imperfections of the controllers (like the Director). I don't know if Bernard was thinking this far or how effective it will be in the grand scale. I don't know if I condone his actions really, just that it was pretty soap-opera-like.
ReplyDeleteHaha I agree with you. It was a bit over the top. I guess I can see where you're coming from the corruption can be seen when the Director felt powerful until he was put in the spot.
DeleteI don't think his action wasn't the smartest especially since it was the director. Although I understand why Bernard did it. He was so desperate to stay away from Iceland that he would do anything to achieve his goal.But I also predict that this might bite him in the butt in the next couple of chapters. Do you think this is a good thing for Bernard or will it just bring him more trouble?
ReplyDeleteI don't know ... I believe that people will still be a bit suspicious of him because what he did was kind of cruel. However it could be the complete opposite because they now see is that he is no longer that different from them.
DeleteAlthough shameful to admit, I would do that same thing as Bernard if I were him. Bernard reminds me of a teenager that is bullied by the stereotypical jocks because of his scrawniness , lack of good looks, and different mentality. In this situation, I see the Director as one of those "jocks". Speaking in a general sense, people that are bullied want revenge on those who bully him or her. And that is exactly what Bernard did. I think that if I were bullied, had a low self esteem, and was desperately trying to fit in then I would do the same as Bernard did. I neither condone nor condemn his actions; I understand them.
ReplyDeleteThis is exactly what I was thinking and I love the analogy you made. It clearly shows the situation that's going on. Also you shouldn't be ashamed most of us would have done it even if we condemn it.
DeleteDaisy, your analogy made this whole situation easier for me to grasp. Also, I also agree I would do the same thing Bernard did.
DeleteI agree with you Daycy and i love the analogy that you put to picture the situation. I guess once you picture it in a more current issue, it's more easier to decide which situation was better.
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DeleteI think that based on the situation, I think Bernard's actions are excusable. He has tolerated so much and has been outcastes and excluded. He wanted for the Director to understand what it was like to be "on the spot" while also saving his own but. As Daisy said, it was a strategic move to do it in front of others, where they can explain what happened.
ReplyDeleteYes, they are excusable. However, do you think this was a safe way for Bernard to save himself ? Or could this have been his only way to protect himself ?
DeleteSafe way? No everything couldve gone terribly wrong. It was not his only way to protect himself but if I were in his shoes I wouldve probably don't the same..
DeleteTo be honest, I would have put myself in the same situation as Bernard. When your in the moment, you don't really realize what you have done or said until after. It's like getting into to a heated argument with your siblings. I understand why he did what he did.
ReplyDeleteit is like arguing with a sibling. Sometimes things are said and we don't process what thy are until they have been said.
DeleteI agree with both Daisy as well as Daycy. I guess when you are put in that situation on the spot most people wont have a stable mind to justify their actions. I mean i don't justify what Bernard did but at the same time being told that your going to be moved to a different location in which you don't know anyone can very scary It just depends on how mentally stable you are at the moment..
ReplyDeleteMm yes. We could all see that Bernard was a very sad man and moving would have destroyed him so he did the only thing he thought could save him.
DeleteI just wanted to say Bernard couldn't really have thought about it in such a small amount of time. I think his full purpose was maybe to get a satisfaction of revenge out of all the times the director threaten Bernard to be deported to Iceland.
ReplyDeleteI love this! of course it sounds like the perfect act of vengeance. Maybe he ended thinking he would be sent anyway so he did it to satisfy himself.
DeleteAt this point I cannot understand Bernard. He wants to be free and be happy without the technology or soma, but when he gets the chance of going to iceland he is afraid. Is it the fear of the unknown?
ReplyDeleteI do believe it's his fear of the unknown. Even though he wishes for all this things al he has known is what he doesn't want and change can be a very scary thing.
DeleteBernard was thinking about himself. He did not want to be send to Iceland. Exposing the Directer was his only option.
ReplyDeleteYou seem to confident in your response. I would like to hear your explanation on it. I mean do you truly believe it was an option ? I for one wouldn't want to be sent to a place that s made sound so horrible.
DeleteLooking at it from a moral standpoint, obviously Bernard pulled a fast one on the director for his own gain, something not usually favored in a main character. However if you're a little cynical, like myself, I think that this can be interpreted as a natural human reaction. When faced with two choices, one benefiting you at the cost of someone else, or your head lying on the chopping block, it can be said that the actual rational choice is to cast aside the feelings of others for self preservation. This made me actually feel a closer relation to Bernard, because he isn't just some heroic main character that embodies our ideals, he's a real person.
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