There is no denying that it is man’s innate desire to want more‚ to be better‚ and to strive for perfection. In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World‚ that same desire is what drives the World State to construct a “civilized” society where happiness determines “Community‚ identity‚ stability (Huxley‚ 3).” Juxtaposed to a Savage Reservation‚ this “Brave New World” eventually reveals itself as being anything but a Utopia‚ because nothing is perfect. Set in the year 2540 in London‚ Huxley presents a society
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By banishing Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden‚ God is inflicting a great deal of punishment for simply eating from a tree that they were not supposed to. Eve speculated to the serpent before eating from the tree that surely‚ she would die if she ate from the tree‚ but the snake claimed that she would not die‚ but become aware of good and evil. By deciding not to kill Adam and Eve‚ he affirms the serpent’s assertion. However‚ the expulsion signifies the establishment of man’s free will‚ and
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“The Crucible” Ignorance is bliss is a common saying that relates to Salem‚ Massachusetts during the witch trials. Arthur Miller‚ a player writer of “The Crucible” portrays what it was like during this time period. A young Puritan girl‚ Betty Parris‚ spreads rumors throughout the town causing innocent peoples death. By the end of this time people would have been better off not knowing what happened; Betty Parris is to blame for the tragedies of Salem‚ Massachusetts. For example‚ after Betty
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the purpose of all ancient Greek drama: it was meant as "a dramatic reminder of [their] own mortality". Sophocles used his plays in order to force people to learn at other’s mistake. Oedipus is a perfect example. His tragic flaws‚ persistence and ignorance caused his inevitable doom Oedipus’s persistence is seen even from the beginning of Oedipus Rex. "The first instance in which [it] is
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be like to be chained down in a cave‚ not able to see anything other than what is in front of him. He tells a story of men that were trapped in a cave and were prisoners to the truth. These prisoners have only seen shadows. But because of their ignorance‚ these slaves to the cave believe that the shadows are real. The story goes on to say that one of the men has been dragged out of the cave. He is not happy to see the real world‚ yet upset because he is being taken away from all that he knows. As
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door.” (Bradbury) When the public gets curious and goes searching for answers‚ they leave ignorance behind and dispute the disagreement between true internal happiness and culture pacifism. An interior struggle blossoms when individuals find the need “to know what passion is” and “want to feel something strongly.” Conformity undergoes a struggle when people discover that “knowledge is power and ignorance is bliss”. Some choose to remain in the dark‚ but satisfied; others strive for knowledge and a sense
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In the “Allegory of the Cave”‚ by Plato (427-347 BC) in the Socratic era‚ he tells about the story of prisoners inside a dark cave with very little light. These prisoners want freedom as they imagine how the world is outside of the cave they are in. However‚ they aren’t able to move‚ less leave‚ because their legs and neck are chained. The prisoners are only able to see shadows from the dim lights that touch the cave and can only wonder what the shadows are. When the chains fell off miraculously
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The eye of the camera Lucy Walker‚ the director of Waste Land‚ focuses on the perspective of Vik Muniz using the camera lens as an artistic and metaphorical eye to represent his distance‚ understanding‚ and ignorance on the Wasteland. Scenes within this documentary‚ especially in the beginning and middle‚ the camera view is often mimicking the changes in perspective of what Waste Land has within Vik’s point of view. Often the camera shows Vik glancing at an object‚ immediately the camera switches
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Instances where ignorance was more comfortable than the truth are abundant. Santa Clause is one example that most people can relate to. As a child‚ my parents convinced me that Santa was real and I believed in him without a doubt. Believing in Santa brightens up the season
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Lindsay Brown World Through Literature Loss of Innocence- Night/ Boy in the Striped Pajamas There comes a point in everyone’s life when the realize their loss of innocence and ignorance and their gain of knowledge and acceptance of the real world. Some experience this loss and life promise at a very young age. For those who are Holocaust survivors‚ this loss of innocence and gain of knowledge happened as soon as the Nazi regime took over. In the book Night by Elie Wiesel‚ Elie
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