the dreaded essay

PROMPT
1979 Choose a complex and important character in a novel or a play of
recognized literary merit who might, on the basis of the character’s actions alone,
be considered evil or immoral. In a well-organized essay, explain both how and
why the full presentation of the character in the work makes us react more
sympathetically than we otherwise might. Avoid plot summary.

A novel wouldn't be a novel without its traditional good and evil characters. The immoral "mind-bogglers" and kind-hearted heroes make the entire plot. Through the eyes of a serious reader of stories, the obvious antagonist of Brave New World is The Director. But, through the eyes of the analytical thinker, it's relevant to say that John the Savage is the immoral character of the story. But why? He is the protagonist, the tragic hero, the misunderstood outsider- so why would he be the evil one? The immorality of a character is based on his or her actions and behavior when placed in a different environment, in this case, in the "brave new world".

The confusion between common morality and the morality of a certain society is proven through John the Savage. By placing him in the opposing land of the reservation, we as readers felt for him and made that connection known as sympathy for his new found world. By venturing out of his comfort zone and making the transition into an emotionless world, we are shown many reasons why he is considered immoral.

In the new world that John lives in, he is not amused by the lifestyle of Lenina and everyone else alike. The way that the Alphas and Betas and Deltas, and so on, live is non driven and unoriginal, and the fact that John doesn't live that way automatically outcasts him as an immoral beast from a different universe. When in our eyes, he did nothing wrong but think for himself. In the "brave new world's" society, self-provoking thought processes are uncalled for, even unknown in a way. Not surrendering to the temptations of approaching erotic activities is seen as wrong. The morals of John and the morals of the reader are so compatible that we experience a symphony of sympathy for his situation. His dually noted self-preservation comes off to the people as strange, and that is what makes him immoral.

John the Savage contradicts most immoral characters in traditional novels, but when read into, he is an obvious suspect for the immoral character choice.

this essay sucked.   

benchmark remix

"I hate small talk. Tell me about your infinities."
"But the capability to breed sadness is a blessing.""I'm on diet romance, and I hate the taste of watered-down love."

If you understood that at all you are officially my favorite.

resource of the day

my resource of the day is my mother because she helped me with literally everything today and I can't thank her enough. (And because I can't think of a resource rn)

resource of the day

Sooooo I was messing around on Twitter the other day, and found an account dedicated to Charles Bukowski. Lately I've been coming across bits and pieces of his work and quotes by him on Tumblr and just on websites and the internet in general, and a lot of them make sense to me. I really like his writing. So I followed this account on Twitter to get a different part of his mind every day, and you should too!: https://twitter.com/bukquotes

resource of the day

Being the nice person I am, I brought my friend Starbucks to school today. And I don't have any amazing resources that can help academically so I'm gonna post one that I used today randomly. Click on it to see what it was hahahahaha
surprise!

resource of the day

My resource of the day is somewhat cliche, in my eyes, because the book it is about is considered a "teenage girl love story that feeds the emotional fire of nostalgia and things that are never gonna happen in my love life". So The Fault in our Stars is one of my favorite books, but it's also written by one of favorite authors, John Green. He just KNOWS the correct variation of words to make me happy, I can't even begin to explain it. And this book is one of the three books I'll be including in my Masterpiece.
So anyway, I found a link for frequently asked questions about the book, and I figured it could help me with understanding some things I didn't catch while reading. And in case there's any more teenage girls out there like me who like crying and smiling at words at the same time: here it is

acceptance is sweet

Finally got into all four schools I ultimately wanted to get into, and I'm surprised I did it.
College is officially happening.