Cursor by www.Soup-Faerie.Com Eric Park's Dystopia: Question #2

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Question #2

Are there are any current situations in the world that relate to the novel? What are they, and how do they relate? Does the novel shed any light on how current situations could be resolved or "fixed"?

- Yes, there are situations in the world that currently relate to the novel. Current situations in the world that relate to the novel are: gang members who use their leadership over other and younger individuals, dictators abusing power over weaker countrymen, and using others for their own purposes. Some current shows that relate/are similar to the novel are: Lost and Survivor. The way that that these situations relate to the novel is that they all fall in the category of surviving in an environment that is very challenging to endure.

- People groups and individuals need to follow rules and good leaders. Healthy societies must have order and civilized behavior. The novel warns us of evil occurring when left to lawlessness and poor leadership.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hey~~
That is an interesting POV on the current situation compared to the novel. However, I think I will have to disagree with you if you were comparing the main theme of the book to the current world because unlike gangs, where members use their leadership over younger individuals, the big picture of the book was simply portraying the power the evil of human nature has over us and society.
It is true that the environment was difficult to survive, I think you slightly missed the point of the book and compared to a small element of the book.
However, you did a great job of thinking about the relation between the book and the status quo. Awesome job!

March 5, 2007 at 5:55 PM  

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