BNW Post 1

Describe what the author does to "paint a picture" of the setting.

Aldous Huxley paints a picture of the setting almost as if it were a movie.  He starts out on the exterior of the building by describing the color and size.  He then moves into a smaller detail, the words over the door.  The 'camera' now enters into the front doors and describes the ground floor.  He also describes what is in the room by using temperature and light.  He follows the path of the light to the shiny metal in the room.  Now we are onto people.  They are hunched over microscopes working.  Then the camera pans to the director and we begin hearing dialogue.  Huxley paints a picture by taking us on a walk from the outside of the building into the workroom.  He does this by making us a part of the story.  We are being taken on a tour, and then the action starts.

The Declaration RR

What would you do if you were in the position of one of the characters?

Anna is in a situation where she has been indoctrinated to believe that she is a burden on society and that she is the product of her parents committing a crime.  While this is technically true, there is the question of whether the law is morally sound.  I think that if I were in her position I would be indignant and believe that my parents were not in the wrong.  At the same time, I think that it would be hard to pull away from what the people at Grange Hall have led me to believe. I'm sure that the outcome would not be much different, as I am assuming that Anna is going to eventually rebel.  It wouldn't be much of a story if she didn't.  I probably wouldn't rebel, but I would not be one of the good kids that gets put into a good home as a house keeper.

Boot Camp Journal 2

 Sometimes works leave you with a feeling that there is more to tell. Did this work do this? What do you think might happen?

Strasser's Boot Camp left me with the feeling that there is more to tell because it ends so abruptly.  It ends with Garrett's parents picking him up and telling a man in a top coat that he was beaten.  I think that it is clear that there is going to be some form of legal action taken against Lake Harmony, and that it will be shut down.  I am more concerned about what is going to happen to Garrett after this ordeal.  He is traumatized and most likely suffering from PTSD.  Pauly explained it best when he said that the things Garrett's parents sent him there for are not things that can be changed.  There was no hope for Garrett, but now he has been beaten and tortured to the point of believing that he deserved it.  I want to know what kind of treatment Garrett is going to go through and if his parents will face any consequences for sending him there.