1. The eyes in the painting indicate Communism. The eyes represent the government and how it is always watching you.
2. The author has a negative view on Communism. The grayness of everything show these negative feelings towards Communism. It shows that under Communism everything is kind of dull. Also, everything in the painting is dying or deteriorating showing these negative feelings as well. I believe the author sees Communism as a temporary fix to the problems, as evident through the cracking of the walls showing the bright red brick. Communism is the gray cement covering up these bricks, but it is slowly getting chipped away showing that Communism is something that can not be permanent.
3. This painting's name "Communist Utopia" is very sarcastic. The author chose this name to show that Communism may last for a little while and be fine for the time being, but it can not last forever. The dullness of the paining clearly highlights this sarcasm because utopias are associated with positive, happy feelings, but this painting show the exact opposite. I believe the title was intended to get the viewers to think about the affects and maybe consequences that Communism brings.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Soma
Soma is a manipulative drug that is thought to have rewarding effects, but ultimately takes away self-identity. In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, Soma is a drug that everyone takes to alleviate them of their worries, so they can become happy. In Brave New World, Soma is idolized as it gives everyone a rewarding feeling, but the real effects of Soma are highlighted through the song. This song is telling of a man very much like Bernard's character in Brave New World once was. Both struggle with Soma and what it takes from a person. In the song the narrator is taken over by this Soma drug, and immediately loses his self-identity as evident in his change from "I" to "he". This change shows that after taking Soma one looses himself and begins to fall into this different place outside of him. Much like Bernard in the book, who after taking the drug feels out of place and does things he normally wouldn't, like when he stays with Lenina. The narrator's struggles are also shown through his desperation to break free from Soma: "Oh darling, let me go". In the song, Soma is personified, and is trying to take over the speaker, but the speaker does not want to be taken over and caught up in this world of Soma.
1. Topic Sentence
2. What Soma is
3. Transitioning from BNW to song
4. Connection to BNW
5. Explaining connection
6. Support 1
7. Explanation of support
8. Connection to BNW with explanation
9. Support 2
10. Example/ explanation of support
1. Topic Sentence
2. What Soma is
3. Transitioning from BNW to song
4. Connection to BNW
5. Explaining connection
6. Support 1
7. Explanation of support
8. Connection to BNW with explanation
9. Support 2
10. Example/ explanation of support
2+2=5
Subject: Not conforming, individuality
Tone: Defiant, but changes to unsure. The narrator is first very upset with the thought of having to follow someone's else rules, but by the end the narrator begins to fall into the control of someone else.He begins a rebel, but by the end he is following the leader.
Theme: Conformity is a powerful technique.
-At the start of the song the narrator is very adamant that he will not conform to others and be part of the crowd. He wants to be his own and live in his world where "two and two always makes a five". However, towards the end the narrator realizes that even he is not sure if one can escape the power of conforming. He begins to find himself following the crowd.
Tone: Defiant, but changes to unsure. The narrator is first very upset with the thought of having to follow someone's else rules, but by the end the narrator begins to fall into the control of someone else.He begins a rebel, but by the end he is following the leader.
Theme: Conformity is a powerful technique.
-At the start of the song the narrator is very adamant that he will not conform to others and be part of the crowd. He wants to be his own and live in his world where "two and two always makes a five". However, towards the end the narrator realizes that even he is not sure if one can escape the power of conforming. He begins to find himself following the crowd.
Loss of Innocence
Innocence is a pure, youthful ignorance.
Although innocence is intangible it can be lost. Innocence is a ignorance and purity that one is born with, and as soon as that person is exposed to new knowledge and new experiences the innocence starts to become tainted. That person is no longer ignorant to certain concepts and they have experienced things that take away that purity.
-The woman is a bird taking flight so she's experiencing new activities, which means she is gaining new knowledge and letting go of the some of her ignorance.
-The woman is intertwined with a man who has black wings showing loss of innocence yet again. White is associated with purity, but the wings of the man are black showing he is the opposite. The woman is experiencing more, which is filling her ignorance.
-The woman on the other side is trying to cover the woman up and almost preserve her body, but the man is trying to blow the cover away to keep the woman exposed to new ideas. The woman who is trying to cover her up wants her to keep her innocence while the man is trying to take it away.
Although innocence is intangible it can be lost. Innocence is a ignorance and purity that one is born with, and as soon as that person is exposed to new knowledge and new experiences the innocence starts to become tainted. That person is no longer ignorant to certain concepts and they have experienced things that take away that purity.
-The woman is a bird taking flight so she's experiencing new activities, which means she is gaining new knowledge and letting go of the some of her ignorance.
-The woman is intertwined with a man who has black wings showing loss of innocence yet again. White is associated with purity, but the wings of the man are black showing he is the opposite. The woman is experiencing more, which is filling her ignorance.
-The woman on the other side is trying to cover the woman up and almost preserve her body, but the man is trying to blow the cover away to keep the woman exposed to new ideas. The woman who is trying to cover her up wants her to keep her innocence while the man is trying to take it away.
Young Life
1. The young boy feels out of place and lost. The young boy is standing off to the side and is not really part of the other two. Also he is holding the stick like it's a weapon and so he's trying to protect himself because he is all alone.
2. The man went hunting and is proud of what he got. The deer is placed above the couple showing the value placed on the deer, which shows how proud the man is that he was able to get the deer. Also, the gun he is holding shows that he went and hunted the deer himself.
3. The man is of a poor, southern background. This is shown again with the position of the deer. The deer is above the couple, which shows that he is happy that he can support his girlfriend. Hunting is the only way he can eat and provide for his family, so when he accomplishes his goal of finding food he takes pride in it. This supports the way the south is. A lot of people hunt in the south and not always as a hobby, but more of a way to get by. With any other person who has done well for his/her family they too would be pleased. The man continues to show this through his stance and how he holds the woman. He is confident and comforting, which says that he can provide for her.
2. The man went hunting and is proud of what he got. The deer is placed above the couple showing the value placed on the deer, which shows how proud the man is that he was able to get the deer. Also, the gun he is holding shows that he went and hunted the deer himself.
3. The man is of a poor, southern background. This is shown again with the position of the deer. The deer is above the couple, which shows that he is happy that he can support his girlfriend. Hunting is the only way he can eat and provide for his family, so when he accomplishes his goal of finding food he takes pride in it. This supports the way the south is. A lot of people hunt in the south and not always as a hobby, but more of a way to get by. With any other person who has done well for his/her family they too would be pleased. The man continues to show this through his stance and how he holds the woman. He is confident and comforting, which says that he can provide for her.
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