Walden Two: A Book Review/ Reaction Paper
The book talks about the adventure of a professor and two soldiers with their girlfriends and friends when they were invited to go to a society where capitalism does not run the society and activities beyond our imagination is allowed. Frazier, who is the founder of the society, accompanied their guests, which is the professor and others, until the very end. Each day the guests learnt something and even surprised from the activities that were allowed in Walden Two but not in the outside world. Frazier explained that people who reside in Walden Two must at least work in order for them to stay. Money was not the medium for exchange. Everything in Walden Two is free including the …show more content…
Children can pursue immediately the job they want to be. It is said that Walden Two can create geniuses and promotes creativity by not forcing someone to pursue a career that is not in his/her interest. Everyone is free to choose whatever they want to be in the future in Walden Two. Walden Two also allows teenagers to engage in sex. They encourage everyone to produce a baby in order for their population to grow. Such activities are not permeated in the outside world. They can also focus more in their studies because the work needed to stay only last for 4 hours. They can do anything in their free …show more content…
The novel contains some weird concepts like the idea that human can be like of a dog wherein he/she can be trained with the proper techniques and method. The weirdest part of the book is where Burris and Frazier are in the top of the mountain. While they are viewing Walden Two, Frazier, who represents Skinner, asserts that he is God. By controlling a group of people within the society, he immediately proclaims himself as someone who is a higher creature than human beings. Skinner was confident that behavioral science can totally rule the world and can even change the way of living into a brighter
The book talks about the adventure of a professor and two soldiers with their girlfriends and friends when they were invited to go to a society where capitalism does not run the society and activities beyond our imagination is allowed. Frazier, who is the founder of the society, accompanied their guests, which is the professor and others, until the very end. Each day the guests learnt something and even surprised from the activities that were allowed in Walden Two but not in the outside world. Frazier explained that people who reside in Walden Two must at least work in order for them to stay. Money was not the medium for exchange. Everything in Walden Two is free including the …show more content…
Children can pursue immediately the job they want to be. It is said that Walden Two can create geniuses and promotes creativity by not forcing someone to pursue a career that is not in his/her interest. Everyone is free to choose whatever they want to be in the future in Walden Two. Walden Two also allows teenagers to engage in sex. They encourage everyone to produce a baby in order for their population to grow. Such activities are not permeated in the outside world. They can also focus more in their studies because the work needed to stay only last for 4 hours. They can do anything in their free …show more content…
The novel contains some weird concepts like the idea that human can be like of a dog wherein he/she can be trained with the proper techniques and method. The weirdest part of the book is where Burris and Frazier are in the top of the mountain. While they are viewing Walden Two, Frazier, who represents Skinner, asserts that he is God. By controlling a group of people within the society, he immediately proclaims himself as someone who is a higher creature than human beings. Skinner was confident that behavioral science can totally rule the world and can even change the way of living into a brighter