Civilization as we know it has turned into self-obsession. Lenny’s journey begins with the urge to live forever. Is this possible? A man, who grew up with hundreds of books, now lives in a society where computers and apparats control the role of communication. As Lenny searches for the answeres of eternal life, he questions the meaning of the society he now lives …show more content…
However, towards the middle of the reading he is influenced byt he rest of the world and tries to gain their traits. Was he brainwashed? In Lenny’s perspective, eternal life was the answer to youth. Whereas the rest of society lived in the moment and took advantage of the media and its views on the way life should be lived. The characters are mentally brain washed by the media and form a robotic lifestyle. Waking up and beautifying themselves was their main goal. Is it possible for an individual born at a certain time adapt to a future culture. His journey was the ideal definition of a “bumpy