Monday, February 14, 2011

IRP Blog Post 1b

Part One
Chapter 2

People:
-John- A student watching the tour of the human factory.
-Babies- Get shocked when they approaching books and flowers so they know not to like them
-Director- Tells a story about a polish man, Reuben.

Events and Places:
-Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre- Place where babies are made so society can utilize them with the characteristics they like. Babies are trained
-World State- Name for their “perfect society”
-Classrooms

Symbols:
-Early hatred through shocking
-Family terms are considered “pornographic”

Themes and Ideas:
-Propaganda
-Perfection
-Accepting the norm
-Atheism
-Language barriers
-Teaching elementary kids about sex


Connections and Questions:
-How long will it be until John snaps and breaks into action?

There is a lot of talk of when a school district should start talking about sex with kids. Of course elementary school is too young to have full-on lessons but when should they teach it?

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