BNW with chap3

Hmm… Consider the following quotation from Mustapha Mond: "Wheels must turn steadily, but can not turn untended. There must be men to tend them, men as sturdy as the wheels upon their axles, sane men, obedient men, stable in contentment."

Okay, so when he is referring to wheels, does it matter what the wheels can represent? So, say it represents… the works of life, or humanity… Could that work or no? Or does it just represent technology? (with technology, I do not really get how it would work out) I do not know, but, to me, it seems like the wheels are of life and humanity. So like, the wheels of life (circle of life?) turn, but because humanity is the main factor that causes its turn, it deeply depends upon humanity to change life; therefore, life turns steadily, but not without humanity. And in order for life to turn steadily, humanity would have to be controlled, and thus the need for the sane, obedient man, stable in contentment.

Now in order to have steady rotations, control is a must, and where there is control, there is power. Where there is power-in-control, you know that manipulation is at its best, and just like in 1984, the… higher-ups manipulate people’s reality and keep their emotions in check. [Since I am on the subject, I want to say that these two are very alike in how their reality thrives (although, BNW seems to have a cleaner world). Both worlds live with their reality distorted, having the human values grow inside out. Funny thing, too, since both novels concentrate a lot on the relationships between people; actually, I think it is pretty darn cool that both novels have similarities.] Well yeah, anyways, with the manipulation of such things, the aspects of human experience come in. As they manipulate and change reality, they take over the history of the past experiences and replace them with the kind they want. This way, the emotions of love and respect go to the higher-ups, which are the Directors and Controllers... I think. (hey, just like with Big Brother!) 

Each human value loses its original value; words of love and family are understood as dirty, and the roles of the family itself are ruined. Images of a "mother [brooding] over her children" is compared to the brooding of "a cat over its kitten; but a cat that could talk" (Huxley 37). And then, what is more funny, Mond goes and gives the students permission to shudder. It is as if the image of a mother treating to her kids is more absurd than a talking cat. The feelings of love both shown in the cat and mother are just quickly pushed aside like a bothersome object, not even having the chance of acceptance. Love is quickly burned away, and left to ashes for the past to pick up. The image of a family is ruined as no one is in need of it. Feelings and desire are now long gone with the repetition of whisperings and actions; the experiences of it all are pushed and forced upon them, diminishing it's values and recreating reality.
With these accomplishments, they create a sane man, obedient to the ones in power; looking closely, the men they create are slaves, accustomed to do and like what they are told to do.  

Okay then, considering that I am really, really tired, I will stop here. Sorry if at many points, I was just repeating myself; I felt the need to get stuff across but... looking back, I didn't do such a good job with it. Sorry again if it feels incomplete.