Brave New World and the Threat of Technological Growth (http://www.studentpulse.com/articles/509/brave-new-world-and-the-threat-of-technological-growth)
The author begins by cross examining the text with another, scholarly text on the similar subject as Brave New World. He compares the fictional society created in Huxley's novel to the possible problems of our world from Neil Postman's Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology. He consistently address's the text, in conjunction with Postman's real world application, in context to his argument.
The author's purpose in this document is to point out our worlds eventual approach to the fictional world of Brave New World. In every argument and idea stated or represented in Brave New World, he compares it to a similar real world problem. These connections, with the help of a few of Postman's ideas, create an all to creepy realization of the possibility of the realization of Huxley's prophecy. The subject of the essay seems to be a warning to our ever advancing society. This becomes evident towards the conclusion as, in his list of questions, he questions whether technology is still helping society, or if its slowly destroying us. Though this theme, or idea, can be quite contriversial. For instance, many believed at one time that 1984’s totalitarian society would soon dominate the world. But as time’s changed this wasn’t the case, the world evolved and democracy expanded to a point where the thought of society reverting back to the primitive totalitarian government is laughable. Despite this, the author makes a strong and convincing arguement of today’s society’s direction towards a technopoly.
The essay opens with an broad explaination of Brave New World and Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology as a whole. The rest of the essay is catagorized into ideas. With each paragraph the author address a certain aspect or problem of the novel and then cross analyses it with Postman’s ideas to get a very realization comparison of modern society with the Huxley’s ‘utopia.’ This method allows the essay to stay organized, with each idea being seperate and distinct, yet all adding up to the same idea in the end. The writer has a highly formal tone, and creates what seems to be an educated background on the subject by using specific words related to the subject, such as ‘technopoly,’ that an average individual may not know. However, he is clear in explaining his diction to make it understandable to even those most ignorant to the subject.
The use of outside sources, such as Neil Postman and other respected minds, creates a sense of authority around his essay. It is not merely an essay written by someone who read the book and is simply spewing out what he thinks. It is backed up by some of the most knowledge minds related to the subject, most even being published writers. By the conclusion of the essay, the author has successfully established himself as an acceptable authority. His choice of reference, his obvious research into the subject, and overall highly convincing argument allows the reader to not only accept his views and ideas, but believe them.
Brave New World and the Threat of Technological Growth (http://www.studentpulse.com/articles/509/brave-new-world-and-the-threat-of-technological-growth)
The author begins by cross examining the text with another, scholarly text on the similar subject as Brave New World. He compares the fictional society created in Huxley's novel to the possible problems of our world from Neil Postman's Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology. He consistently address's the text, in conjunction with Postman's real world application, in context to his argument.
The author's purpose in this document is to point out our worlds eventual approach to the fictional world of Brave New World. In every argument and idea stated or represented in Brave New World, he compares it to a similar real world problem. These connections, with the help of a few of Postman's ideas, create an all to creepy realization of the possibility of the realization of Huxley's prophecy. The subject of the essay seems to be a warning to our ever advancing society. This becomes evident towards the conclusion as, in his list of questions, he questions whether technology is still helping society, or if its slowly destroying us. Though this theme, or idea, can be quite contriversial. For instance, many believed at one time that 1984’s totalitarian society would soon dominate the world. But as time’s changed this wasn’t the case, the world evolved and democracy expanded to a point where the thought of society reverting back to the primitive totalitarian government is laughable. Despite this, the author makes a strong and convincing arguement of today’s society’s direction towards a technopoly.
The essay opens with an broad explaination of Brave New World and Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology as a whole. The rest of the essay is catagorized into ideas. With each paragraph the author address a certain aspect or problem of the novel and then cross analyses it with Postman’s ideas to get a very realization comparison of modern society with the Huxley’s ‘utopia.’ This method allows the essay to stay organized, with each idea being seperate and distinct, yet all adding up to the same idea in the end. The writer has a highly formal tone, and creates what seems to be an educated background on the subject by using specific words related to the subject, such as ‘technopoly,’ that an average individual may not know. However, he is clear in explaining his diction to make it understandable to even those most ignorant to the subject.
The use of outside sources, such as Neil Postman and other respected minds, creates a sense of authority around his essay. It is not merely an essay written by someone who read the book and is simply spewing out what he thinks. It is backed up by some of the most knowledge minds related to the subject, most even being published writers. By the conclusion of the essay, the author has successfully established himself as an acceptable authority. His choice of reference, his obvious research into the subject, and overall highly convincing argument allows the reader to not only accept his views and ideas, but believe them.
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