Which one do you like best and why?
2006-06-07 16:24:50 · 6 answers · asked by oblivionslight 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Brave New World, written in 1932, was a novel of ideas
It anticipates developments in reproductive technology, eugenics and hypnopædia that combine to change society. The world it describes could in fact also be a utopia, albeit an ironic one: Humanity is carefree, healthy, and technologically advanced. Warfare and poverty have been eliminated, and everyone is permanently happy. The irony is, however, that all of these things have been achieved by eliminating many things — family, cultural diversity, art, literature, science, religion, and philosophy. It is also a hedonistic society, focused on deriving pleasure from promiscuous sex and drugs.
It's everything we today strive for and will end up screwing that up too.
2006-06-07 17:47:10 · answer #1 · answered by Muinghan Life During Wartime 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1984. There are some parts of Brave New World that are ridiculous and if Hand Maiden's Tale is the movie with Robert Duvall, then no more needs to be said.
2006-06-07 18:10:35 · answer #2 · answered by kingsroadbass@sbcglobal.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hand Maiden's Tale, mostly because I have not had to discuss it repeatedly in classes over the years, and I think there are some interesting questions raised about women's rights to their bodies.
2006-06-08 17:41:10 · answer #3 · answered by Eloise2u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ahhhhhhh!!! The classics- YUCK!
I preferred "The 5 Minute Iliad" by Greg Nagen. Fast, funny and informative. I prefer to stay away from the actual classics (unless i'm forced to read them for school, such as the ones you've mentioned)
2006-06-07 19:06:58 · answer #4 · answered by earthchick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1984 - it has the most relevance for the society in which we now live
2006-06-07 16:37:41 · answer #5 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1984-crazy how their life was in that book
2006-06-07 18:24:00 · answer #6 · answered by Jessy S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋