Brave New World

So this last week when we had the dicsussion of what I thought happened in the book was not so good and taught me that I can't just go read endings of book (even though I love to do that), I finally read the middle parts (which are very important). Yes, the day before I did read till Chapter 6 and got really tired and confused about the book and just said scre wit let me just find out what happens. So I went to Chapter 18, read, and was utterly confused (savage? what does savage mean? Jhaicelle read ALL of the book) but I got the point that someone hung themselves (not Bernard, lol) it was John who wasn't intriduced in the parts I did read. John is the director's son (plot twist) Sorry for the confusion! Did anybody see the foreshawdow of how John wanted to be the sacrifice for his town at the beginning when he was introduced? But I do stand my ground that is was a dissapointing ending because I personally love happy endings... Sorry I just look forward to the good outcome in every story. (Fifty Shades does have a happy ever after ending) Hanging yourself, how cliche of today's modern world. I also still believe that it's sort of a mix of our past, present, and maybe even future history. PAST history because he uses Ford as a clear representation of like where it all started. Assembly line=school??? Just a thought. PRESENT because modern ideas such as kids having sex. In class I said that we are all really kids (most still living with parents) and most kids have sex so casually like all the time. I'm not saying we all do but think about it, most kids in high school are already having sex and loving like they are adults. The casual sex is also how it's basically done now a days, most people don't wait till they are married and if they do then that's really rare! The use of technological advances and birth control usage is such a contreversy in our world, some love it and some don't. Woah weird how Huxley saw this coming! Social classes are in the past, present, and probably future but it's weird how Huxley descibed them on how each sort of class gets raised and how they learn. Also, consumerism plays a big role of this story and I think that's what he evolved it around. FUTURE, time will only tell! Chemical/biological warfare??? I hope not! I think it's very weird that on one side of the wold there is this Indian Civilization and then on the other side this technolocally advanced placed, that's sort of how today is! I also have to mention how Bernard and Lenina didn't end up together?! Huxley, come on give me hope at least that you value my emotions. Maybe Huxley does care about your emotions and that's why this is a warning into what our future could look like, or is this already us? It seemed like Huxley was portraying that actual emotions are for the weak in this book and to not stand by that because that's how a lot of people are feeling in today's world. I sort of feel like sometimes we are all robots getting by, by just crossing the checklist off everyday. I mentioned in class that Huxley was a genius because he learned to our/ his full potential like WE ALL coould! That's why I think Huxley is a genius! I have a love/ hate for Huxley becayse he made such a onfusing book have so much meaning that is hard to depict if I was just reading this book on the beach where I actually have to conversate with other people on how the book really went. Lastly, I want to address the question of what is happiness? why don't we have it? who sets the boundaries of this sort of imaginary/made up thing? Preston after class that day told me since I made that mistake, I'll probably remember the story more and I think he is right!