What would happen if....?
What would happen if Benny the Zit had not been able to create a distraction in time and the cops had opened the trunk to find Jimmy Rat. I keep trying to think of the amount of trouble that Vince would get into. I mean, he is only like sixteen and I'm sure there isn't any evidence against him other than him driving the car. I also don't know what happens if you get caught with somebody in the trunk of your car that is just unconscious and not dead. Would Benny need to press charges for Vince to get into trouble, or would he find his way into court anyway. I also think that Vince's dad probably has some police officers paid off so that he will be able to get out out of jail on some sort of technicality. Worst case scenario, Vince has to get taken down to the police station and wait on his father to come bail him out. I can't imagine a scenario that justifies Benny having to wreck a car because I cannot see why anyone would go into a courtroom and testify against the son of a mob boss. To answer the question what would happen if..., I don't think anything too devastating would come out of this situation.
Monday, October 26, 2015
Monday, October 19, 2015
BNW Chapter 4
Does this text make you think of another text, song, TV show, or literary work? What is it and what connection is there between the two pieces?
The literary work that this reminds me of is Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. There is a character in Mistborn named Vin who is from a lower class and is dressed up to infiltrate the upper class. The boy that Vin falls in love with is a radical that is within the upper class by birth, but is separated from the other aristocrats. He is from the biggest family in the capitol, but instead of going to parties and meeting women he is studying books and appears genuinely concerned for the lower classes. There is one scene in particular that has this boy meeting with one of his other aristocratic friends in a library during one of the parties and they are basically talking about things that would get them arrested if anyone had heard about them. The conversation coming to an end at the end of chapter four of Brave New World was reminiscent of this because Bernard freaks out when he thinks he hears someone coming. This idea that there is something going on in the lower class that makes them want to rise up, but this cannot be achieved until there is a dissident in the upper class that gives them a way into some sort of weakness. In Mistborn this is achieved through Vin infiltrating, but in BNW, Bernard is already prepared to take down the structure of society.
The literary work that this reminds me of is Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson. There is a character in Mistborn named Vin who is from a lower class and is dressed up to infiltrate the upper class. The boy that Vin falls in love with is a radical that is within the upper class by birth, but is separated from the other aristocrats. He is from the biggest family in the capitol, but instead of going to parties and meeting women he is studying books and appears genuinely concerned for the lower classes. There is one scene in particular that has this boy meeting with one of his other aristocratic friends in a library during one of the parties and they are basically talking about things that would get them arrested if anyone had heard about them. The conversation coming to an end at the end of chapter four of Brave New World was reminiscent of this because Bernard freaks out when he thinks he hears someone coming. This idea that there is something going on in the lower class that makes them want to rise up, but this cannot be achieved until there is a dissident in the upper class that gives them a way into some sort of weakness. In Mistborn this is achieved through Vin infiltrating, but in BNW, Bernard is already prepared to take down the structure of society.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
BNW Chapter 3
What character was your favorite? Why?
We're only three chapters in, but so far my favorite character is Lenina Crowne. She seems like she is set up to go through the most change in the story. While Bernard does look like he is going to be the main character of the story, he is already firmly defiant in his thoughts. It is just a matter of when he will decide to go against the structure. Lenina on the other hand is slightly going against norms by only being with one man, and deciding to choose to accept Bernard's invitation. I like Lenina because she is going against society in a more subtle way because she is doing what she wants based on how she feels. Bernard is going against society based on thought. While I am a fan of rationality, there is something charming about Lenina's self awareness.
We're only three chapters in, but so far my favorite character is Lenina Crowne. She seems like she is set up to go through the most change in the story. While Bernard does look like he is going to be the main character of the story, he is already firmly defiant in his thoughts. It is just a matter of when he will decide to go against the structure. Lenina on the other hand is slightly going against norms by only being with one man, and deciding to choose to accept Bernard's invitation. I like Lenina because she is going against society in a more subtle way because she is doing what she wants based on how she feels. Bernard is going against society based on thought. While I am a fan of rationality, there is something charming about Lenina's self awareness.
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