In chapter 3 of Brave New World, Mustapha Mond gives the kids a tour of the factory where he then leads them into a conversation about a mother, relationships, and "home." He attempts to say that the relationship between a mother and a child can be corrupt for the reason that it can be "dangerous, insane, and an obscene relationship" (37). Not to mention, he says that a home, "has no air, no space; an unsterilized prison; darkness, disease and smell" (37). For relationships, he states, "It's such a horribly bad form to go on and on like this with one man" (41). Basically, what he means to say is sticking around with one person can create heartbreak and destroy ones self. For instance, if there were heartbreak within a relationship, it could easily cause one person to miss work and to corrupt the community as a whole. Thus he believes that there should be NO relationships and that going around and being promiscuous is okay. Another example would be when the D.H.C. asks the the students what they believed about emotions. Students answered that being capable to feel things was "stupid." One of the controllers states, "Our ancestors were so stupid and short-sighted that when the first reformers came along and offered to deliver them from those horrible emotions, they wouldn't have anything to do with them" (45).
Without having emotions and desires, it gives you no source of attachment to one another. Thus letting you be free and "happy" in their society. Therefore marriage will not be upon them and they can casually live with whomever they want and whenever they want.
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ReplyDeleteAnyways, I have to say the first gaggle of quotes you used was spot on. I especially liked how they weren't all from one section, but you still strung them together, regardless. I thought it was just completely neat-o how you managed to control the quotes around a central theme, and then relate it back to your analysis. As for said analysis, I think that saying people shouldn't be faithful beacause heartbreak might lead to them missing work was a really good point since working and consumption is what this society is based around.
As for your second squadron of quoted material, I like how you turned it on its head, so to speak. You placed the quote in sarcastic commentary to further exaggerate the wacky morals the society in "Brave New World" has. I agree with you as far as their emotions and desries go: it seems pretty blantant now that these people are strictly concerned with instant gratification, you know?
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