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Huxley uses contrast between the society in the World State and the savage reservation to show how materialism has replaced religion. The savage reservation is a very primitive form of a not so far from our own, religion is a huge part of the society and the source of purpose for the people living in it. This is put in contrast to the World State that has no religion, who instead worships the industrial ideas of Henry Ford. These two lifestyles contrast each other in almost every way, where on the reservation pain and suffering are thought a natural part of life the World State has eliminated it completely. This contrast is best expressed by the conversation between John the Savage and Mustapha Mond, the Controller. John expresses what he values; "I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger," (Huxley 240). Mustapha Mond tells him that "God isn't compatible with machinery...we prefer to do things comfortably" (Huxley 234, 240) This shows that the contrast between the reservation and world state is two different ways of life that cannot coexist. Huxley presents us with these to worlds and we see pieces of our own world in both of them. Through the contrast of the two he shows that we are slowly moving toward materialism and away from God.

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In many traditional religions, God is a figure that gives comfort, is trustworthy, is the Creator of mankind and has many other supernatural characteristics. He is the only thing or being that can bring true fulfillment. While many people believe in God, believers are lessening all the time. People have but their trust is material items, leaving their religious beliefs behind. We are persuaded by media that superficial things are able to bring comfort while this is truly, only temporary. In Brave New World, Huxley uses symbolism, word choice and contrast to show the concept of God being replaced with Ford to warn the reader about the negative effects of replacing religion with superficial pleasures. This occurs due to the materialism that is represented by Ford.

Huxley uses both God and Ford as symbols. God represents old religious customs that are no longer part of the World State. The people on the reservation still worship God, because their culture still values spirituality and emotion. But in the World State, Ford has replaced God as the accepted deity. Because Henry Ford was the inventor of assembly line production, Huxley uses him to represent industrialization and the concept of efficient manufacturing. The World State’s society is very focused on efficient production of material goods. They use the assembly line concept in every aspect of life, even the creation of life – “The principle of mass production at last applied to biology” (Huxley, 6). Ford is their deity because he represents these principles. The assembly line principle represents materialism. Ford first applied it to cars, which were a luxury item. In the World State, it allows people to lead perfectly conditioned, content lives, without families or the need to question their situations. It turns them away from emotional needs, and makes them more focused on material items. By using Ford as a symbol of the assembly line principle, and showing how the principle causes materialism, Huxley makes Ford into a symbol of materialism.

Huxley uses contrast between the society in the world state and the savage reservation to show directly how materialism has replaced religion. The savage reservation is a very primitive form of standard American life as far as values are concerned, religion is a huge part of the society and the source of purpose for the people living in it. This is put in stark contrast to the World State that has no religion, instead they worship the industial ideas of Henery Ford and that lives can be manufactued and maintained just like a Model T assembly line that Mr. Ford is most famous for. These two lifestyles contrast eachother in almost everyway, where on the reservation pain and suffering are thought a natural part of life the World state has eliminated it compleley. This contrast is best expressed by the conversation between John the Savage and Mustapha Mond the controller, John expresses what he values, "I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger" (Huxley 240). Mustapha Mond replys to this by saying that, "God isn't compatatible with machinery...we prefer to do things comfortably" (Huxley 234,240) This shows that the contrast between the reservation and world state is chaos verses organization, each has there value but they cannot coexist, just as the two worlds cannot.

Through the replacement of God with Ford, Huxley demonstrates his negative view towards superficiality. He warns of the risks our society is facing when becoming part of this materialistic world. Huxley uses symbolism, word choice and contrast to show the possible outcome of a society that has leaned more onto the temporary fulfillment of material items rather than leaning on God's power, comfort and undying love for his creation. In the end, the reader is faced to question their life, are they headed to a depressive downfall as the materialistic characters in Brave New World? Or are they heading towards the eternal life only God can bring?

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Huxley uses contrast between the society in the world state and the savage reservation to show directly how materialism has replaced religion. The savage reservation is a very primitive form of standard American life as far as values are concerned, religion is a huge part of the society and the source of purpose for the people living in it. This is put in stark contrast to the World State that has no religion, instead they worship the industial ideas of Henery Ford and that lives can be manufactued and maintained just like a Model T assembly line that Mr. Ford is most famous for. These two lifestyles contrast eachother in almost everyway, where on the reservation pain and suffering are thought a natural part of life the World state has eliminated it compleley. This contrast is best expressed by the conversation between John the Savage and Mustapha Mond the controller, John expresses what he values, "I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger" (Huxley 240). Mustapha Mond replys to this by saying that, "God isn't compatatible with machinery...we prefer to do things comfortably" (Huxley 234,240) This shows that the contrast between the reservation and world state is chaos verses organization, each has there value but they cannot coexist, just as the two worlds cannot.

Dystopian Journal 2

John the savage is an excellent example of a protagonist who rebels against his society. He spends his entire life on a savage reserve and is taught a way of life that would not be uncommon to a person in present day. In this John becomes a lone supporter for and American style society in a world that sees such an existence as barbaric and repulsive. John screams out for freedom as the people around him conform to blissful submission.

A person that John develops a relationship with is Lenina. He is struck by a wild love for her but is unable fulfill his desires. This is not because she is unwilling, quite the contrary she is attracted to him as well but because she has been taught the ways of Ford her advances are repulsive to John. When John is unable to make her see that her way of life is wrong he forbids himself from her embrace. Lenina is the example of a perfect woman in the society and John refuses to be apart of such a despicable way of life.

Dystopian Novel Journal # 1 (Topic C)

The vision Aldous Huxley creates in Brave New World is as powerful as it is plausible. The vision of a world based on one of the strongest human emotions like happiness is very possible if conditions of the current world became bad enough. The detail that is given is given about the events that lead to the end result are not very detailed but give us a logical path of events that don't seem incredibly impossible. The problems of the present day are inherently solved in this new society but the cost is extremely high. Unlike most Dystopian novels that show an obviously horrible future, Huxley's world is seems surprisingly pleasant to most of the people in it. This makes the world all that more believable and illuminates the path that a society would follow to get to such an end. The worshiping of Ford was the only thing that stuck out as less than believable, the idea of worshiping such a person doesn't seem to be possible. The times where Ford is used in the same context as God seem quite silly and out of place. A general respect for the man would have been more realistic but for the books purposes it is and element that helps remind us that this is not our world. The alternative that Huxley give us is freedom sacrificed for happiness, it is a price that Americans especially would reject at first glance but given the right perspective the idea starts to be more appealing.

Stranger Journal #6

Camus wants shows Meursault coming to a very existentialist conclusion about his life in general. Meursault is finally pulled out of the mindset that his life has no meaning, he instead finds that his life has always had meaning and that is up to him, not some priest, to find it and take strength from it. Camus has often been called an existentialist himself and it appears that is the kind of conclusion he wants the reader to find by the end of the book. Meursault express his new found meaning in life when he says "for the first time, in that night alive with signs and stars". Meusault pairs signs and stars together to show that there is meaning in the world but it is personal not universal. Meusault keeps this attitude tell the end of the book with a new found glee that was absent in any other part of the book. This kind of conclusive feeling tells the reader that this is the conclusion Camus wants us to come to.

Stranger Journal #5

Camus splits his novel into to parts to not show a change in Meursault but a change in his situation. The first part of the novel shows that he sees life as meaningless and the reader would almost agree with him due to the boring nature of his activities. Part two bears a sharp contrast in that with the murder of the Arab on the beach his situation is completely changed. Meursault does not seem to be much affected by this rapid change in circumstances, he seems to go on with the same careless attitude even with the seriousness of the crime he has committed. Even when he is finally put on trial he behave like a sleepy student in a boring classroom, barley listening to battle for his life that rages on. His final show of his unchanged attitude is his response when the judge tells him that he will be executed for his crime, "the presiding judge asked me if I had anything to say. I thought about it. I said, 'no'" (Camus 107). His relatively calm reaction to the verdict shows that his has not changed his attitude toward life.

Journal #2

Personal Philosophy

1. There is no predetermined meaning to the universe
2. Meaning is completely personal and is different for each person
3. The human race has no set purpose
4. Meaning is a method of motivation people use to reach goals
5. People who think otherwise are scared that they mean nothing
6. Religion is a product of loneliness and a search for purpose
7. Religion is not inherently bad, it is simply a source of motivation
8. It should be the goal of everyone to seek out immaterial well being
9. Material well being is not truly well being it is only a very convincing facade
10. Good deeds do not go unrewarded but reward should never be the goal

Motifs

1.Indifference of Meursault "I answered the same way I had last time, that it didn't mean anything but that i probably didn't love her" (Camus 41) The way Meursault responds to this very serious question shows that he is for some reason emotionally detached but is likely to change by the end of the book.

2.The two layered relationship "His life had changed now and he wasn't to sure what he was going to do" Salamano is pictured in the beginning of the book as abusive but is deeply hurt when his dog is lost, this twist is repeated in other relationships and is likely to have an impact on Meursault.

Stranger Journal #1

Summary: Meursault's actions in the first few chapters would be deeply emotional for anyone but by his description he treats his mothers death almost with the same emotional weight as a normal person would describe a tough work week. His mothers death causes him pain but his short and mostly bland listing of his activities portrays it as mild. He mearly goes through his day talking about each event in chronological order only branching out slightly with massively important things but for the most part treats every event with the same value and time.

Personal Reaction
Boring, is the only word that seems to come to mind after reading the two first chapters. Not only was bored by his simple unimagiative description of his actions but it seems like Meursault himself would consider himself and his life boring. He even says at the end of the second chapter by saying "really, nothing had changed." (Camus 24)

Analysis
Campus is trying to throw the reader off in these first two chapters. The reader doesn't expect to read about such a-up until this point-boring character. This causes the reader to ask why Meursault is like this and if he is hiding his feelings for some reason.

Research
Algiers was a patch of French civilization along the coast of Africa. By 1942 Algiers would no doubt be involved in WWII and the effects of war would be obvious. The story takes place slightly before WWII since there is no mention of it and I looked it up on sparknotes. The tenseness of impending war would no doubt be in play.