Thomas Henry Huxley

I am Emnjundi Jacqueline Longton (call me Jackie), and this is my story. I live in the utopia of Colorum, or perhaps it is the dystopia of Colorum. Utopia is certainly what our world appears to be. We all have our jobs, our lifestyles. When we change, we can change our surroundings if we wish. Everyone is happy, except for those who are misfits. Those who don’t get along with our law. No one knows what happens to them, just that they get removed. To where? No one knows. To people in Hyacinthum,…

Imagine living in a society where individualism wasn't an acceptable concept. Picture a world where “I” wasn't a state of mind. This is the theme of Ayn Rand's Anthem, a dystopian novel set in the distant future. “We learned that the earth is flat and the sun revolves around it, which causes the day and the night. We learned the names of all the winds which blow over the seas and push the sails of our great ships. We learned how to bleed men to cure them of all ailments.” (Rand 23). This quote…

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an iconic story, as it deals with many ideas that people face at some point during our lives. The main theme of the novel is that society tends to conflict with the natural being of people. Society shapes the identities of people and strips us from our natural right to act kind and moral to people around us. Throughout Huckleberry Finn’s story we witness how society raises people [of Huck’s world] in strict and conservative ways, which leads to people…

Whenever an author publishes a literary work about future generations, there are always differing opinions on the writer’s overall message. Some will agree with the author while others will not. In the case of Chris Anderson’s Makers: The New Industrial Revolution, Anderson believes that the Makers Movement is the stepping stone to a third industrial revolution. According to him, the movement will make the path to becoming an entrepreneur more accessible to the public. As for the general…

constructed births do not. Due to genetically altered births in both works, genetic discrimination occurs. people are no longer defined by ability, intelligence, or personality. Life is now defined by what is contained inside an individual's DNA. Aldous Huxley uses his ideas on genetic separation as a comparison to the current prejudices seen in the 1920’s. Around the age of the 1920’s the re- emergence of the Klu Klux Klan and the creation of Jim crow Laws had raised conflicts of race in the…

'The Giver' is a 2014 social science-fiction film directed by Phillip Noyce and based on the novel by Lois Lowry. The plot focuses on a seemingly utopian community without pain or suffering. A young boy named Jonas is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true good and bad of the 'real' world. The story is based in a futuristic society run by the Elders, that is seemingly utopian. A utopia is the perfect world, where everyone is equal and nothing is bad. But the security and order of…

The two protagonists differ from one another as Winston struggles to maintain his identity because of his restricted freedom, whereas Holden lacks identity as he is given too much freedom. The lack of identity essentially defines both characters also allowing the readers to sympathise with the character’s narratives. We sympathise with Holden because the amount of freedom he has, causes him to rely on an inanimate object to help him feel better, which leads to him ostracising himself from others…

How would it feel to be part of a dystopian world where everything is controlled by the governments trying to make it utopian? Just imagine yourself being controlled like robots and living in a place where independent thoughts and freethinking are not allowed. “The Giver” by Lois Lowry is set in a dystopian society. The giver has two adaptations, a movie, and a book. Both the movie adaptation and book adaptation share many similarities and some differences. There are many and some of them are…

destruction is inevitable. Though there have been many positive developments throughout history, it cannot be denied that negative progression has occurred, including the destruction of the family unit and the unchecked tendencies of science. Aldous Huxley uses these two issues as a basis for his vision in his novel Brave New World proving that they pose a potential threat to society. This novel is a futuristic warning of the problems of society that could plague future generations. Although on…

Would it be nice to live in a perfect society? Free from hunger, war, poverty, and more? Well unfortunately, a utopian society does not exist. A utopia is defined as “an imaginary and indefinitely remote place. A place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions. An impractical scheme for social improvement” (Merriam-Webster.com). In the book, The Giver by Lois Lowry, it explores the idea of what if we lived in a utopian society. However, as the story progresses we…