After watching the video in class I knew there was something that connected to Brave New World. There are many parallels that can be connected between the book we are reading and the video by Sir Ken Robinson. The authors main point in the video we watch was that the education system is not very sufficient. Today there is a thing called A.D.D and supposedly many kids have it. A.D.D causes kids to not be able to pay attention in class and loose focus very easily. Kids are given these pills to help them focus and pay attention. Now in Brave New World there is something very similar to this.
In Brave New World in the World State if your feeling down or sad you take a soma. A soma something that will make you “happy” in their world. But there is no way to tell whether or not the soma actually works. The text from the book says “nothing short of a pistol shot could have called Lenina back from her soma-holiday” (144).This makes me wonder if the soma really works or even the A.D.D medicine given to children today. To be honest I think its all in their head, but I don't have A.D.D so I don't know whether or not it works. Another parallel between the book and video is that kids today are “manufactured”. Today when we go to school were have all different teachers, different classes, but we are with the same age group from pre - school all the way to senior year in high school. Robin questions this situation. He argues that some kids may be smarter than others even if they are younger or older. He also thinks that children all learn differently; like with different discipline at different times. Now this is the opposite in Brave New World. In Brave New World the people are programed to do exactly what they are told and when to do it.
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