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This futuristic world tries to accomplish this by cloning and brainwashing. At a young age everyone in the community is made to think certain things are bad and other things are good. They are put into to groups and depending on their status it defines how everyone will eventually live their lives.
The idea of a perfect world is interesting but the extremes that the New World goes to is unideal and very scary. So far, I have found this book to be complex in its writing but intriguing in it's plot.
The image you choose, along with beginning with the definition of decanting, really grabbed my attention and made me want to read your blog. Great choices, Liv. I found the future society described in this book disturbing but fascinating. There was such an ugly sense to how it was organized and managed. After I got over my shock, I was able to appreciate the story more. Does the society disturb you enough to interrupt your reading? Can't wait to read more next week.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read this post, I though of the book that I read last year called Candor. It was about a town that was sort of brainwashed by this music that had subliminal messages within it. The whole town was of the perfect people except for one kid that had found a way to make his own messages and get out of the rut. I'm wondering if this may be a similar plot line or not..
ReplyDeleteI've never read that book, Colton. I'll have to check it out.
DeleteI remember reading this book last year, its my all time favorite so I just knew I had to comment. Now that I look back on your post and remember what I've read, it's so easy to see how similar this book is to 1984 with its dystopian, totalitarian future and what not. I really was drawn in by your decanting definition and how it ties into the book.
ReplyDeleteThe description of this book invariably makes me think of a communist or socialist regime, with everyone the same. The definition of decanting definitely fits with that. Also, there's a distinct possibility that a similar future could be in store for us.
ReplyDeleteSo that's what the first chapter was about. Cloning.(I've yet to read BNW all the way.) Hmmm...Cloning has potential, yes but for who? Granted perfection, is one thng that all of us have strived for but it's an often mixed perception. (One man's perfect is another nightmare.) To the powers that be, cloning is an unnatural way to repopulate and control. Very well done description, I even shudder at what people could do with all that power of decanting.
ReplyDeleteWhen you talked about cloning in the book, it made me think that if they can clone people, are they going to maybe genetically engineer plants and animals next. I wonder if you are going to see that in the next few chapters. I'm not really much for science fiction, but this sounds pretty interesting.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the defition and the great foundation for the setting of this book. I can see this is going to be a dystopia like 1984 but maybe in a different sense. Kind of scary to think that they can clone everybody to be exactly the same.
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