Isolation. Self-destruction. Desolation. When societal influences become that little voice planting doubt in the mind, the line between personal values and the cultural normalcy become blurred. The influence of those around us become the only thing that is discernible. When society is working against personal values, self-isolation becomes an appealing choice. Alienation provides the main characters in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and William Shakespeare’s Othello with their motivation, while self-isolation as an act of self-preservation it ultimately leads to self-destruction.
Cultural normalcy is set on the concepts one grows up with, it’s based on the society one lives in and the conditions surrounding them. Personal values are created when an individual reaches their own conclusions on the society around them. When the cultural normalcy clashes with personal morals, people begin to doubt themselves. Othello, through much of the play, is referred to by racial slurs and appearance based identifiers, like “an old black ram” and “The Moor” …show more content…
Iago isolates his victims so they can fall prey to their own obsessions. Because of his desperation to cling to his security on the battlefield, he begins to confuse his identity as a soldier with his identity as a lover.Othello so easily falls into Iago’s plan that Desdemona is being unfaithful, yet he wants so much to believe she only loves him. Eventually, Othello falls prey to Iago, and his doubt and pride take center stage and fuel his plot for revenge and self-destruction. Othello isolates himself from Desdemona and it leads to both of their untimely deaths. John’s transition into self-isolation and self-destruction is almost effortless. John, overwhelmed by societal expectations, jumps into self-isolation to cleanse himself. When, in a moment of weakness, he conforms, he takes his own life as the ultimate
Cultural normalcy is set on the concepts one grows up with, it’s based on the society one lives in and the conditions surrounding them. Personal values are created when an individual reaches their own conclusions on the society around them. When the cultural normalcy clashes with personal morals, people begin to doubt themselves. Othello, through much of the play, is referred to by racial slurs and appearance based identifiers, like “an old black ram” and “The Moor” …show more content…
Iago isolates his victims so they can fall prey to their own obsessions. Because of his desperation to cling to his security on the battlefield, he begins to confuse his identity as a soldier with his identity as a lover.Othello so easily falls into Iago’s plan that Desdemona is being unfaithful, yet he wants so much to believe she only loves him. Eventually, Othello falls prey to Iago, and his doubt and pride take center stage and fuel his plot for revenge and self-destruction. Othello isolates himself from Desdemona and it leads to both of their untimely deaths. John’s transition into self-isolation and self-destruction is almost effortless. John, overwhelmed by societal expectations, jumps into self-isolation to cleanse himself. When, in a moment of weakness, he conforms, he takes his own life as the ultimate