he Lathe of Heaven is one of the futuristic novels that requires the leader to have a strong understanding of the Daoism religion. The religion has been explored significantly in the case of building moral character. There are two main ways in which Daoism has been studied in the novel. One way is the religious stance while the other one is the philosophical perspective. It is for this reason that Daoism has been associated with anarchy couple with the imminent governmental coercion. Specifically, in the novel, le Guin is oriented at bringing out the concept of postmodern anarchism in the novel. The philosophical viewpoints are the major themes that are explored in the novel. Notably, the novels builds the connection between the concepts of Daoism and anarchism which are the two different perspectives in defining the fate of the world as a proper place.
The plot of the novel is based on a character who encounters several dreams, and the consequent dreams alter the state of reality (Huang 24). In the …show more content…
The ideology holds that knowledge and reason are the most important aspects that can be used to define the world for the proper humanity. The other perspective is the Daoist, which defines that good humanity cannot be defined through such an attempt rather the effects would be futile and otherwise destructive if applied while changing the world. The novel conveys the political agenda that was portrayed in the 1960s (Belmonte 13). The main issues that surface in the in the era at that particular time included civil rights, pacifism, radical environmentalism and even abortion. Additionally, everything in the novel is about dreaming and nothing that has to be factual or logical. Rather Haber, the psychologist, can be perceived as the United States, who is a fascist who believes that the end justifies the means (Belmonte
The plot of the novel is based on a character who encounters several dreams, and the consequent dreams alter the state of reality (Huang 24). In the …show more content…
The ideology holds that knowledge and reason are the most important aspects that can be used to define the world for the proper humanity. The other perspective is the Daoist, which defines that good humanity cannot be defined through such an attempt rather the effects would be futile and otherwise destructive if applied while changing the world. The novel conveys the political agenda that was portrayed in the 1960s (Belmonte 13). The main issues that surface in the in the era at that particular time included civil rights, pacifism, radical environmentalism and even abortion. Additionally, everything in the novel is about dreaming and nothing that has to be factual or logical. Rather Haber, the psychologist, can be perceived as the United States, who is a fascist who believes that the end justifies the means (Belmonte