Frankenstein Blog

Do you think Frankenstein went too far in his quest for knowledge? Or, more interestingly, is it possible to learn too much? What should Frankenstein have done differently? In a larger context how should we protect and safe-guard the advancement of knowledge.

I think that Frankenstein went that far in his quest for knowledge. I believe he went a little too far because he tried to play the role of God. I thought it was good that he went to college and wanted to gain all the knowledge he could from his professors. Also, it was smart to had the thought about creating life as a experiment. But he went to far when he tried to bring a human to life. If he would've just found a dead animal, rat, or even insect to bring to life it would somewhat OK. In our society we as people always do test on rats and other animals to see if certain drugs work or try to figure out if we can find a cure for something. In many of the experiments the animals die in the process. That why I believe that he should of brought a animal to life. Since he cut body parts from other humans and put them together to create another he went to far. He started to play the role of God when he created a monster from humans and distend himself form everyone in his life. There's really not a away to monitor or protect knowledge really except its illegal. The only boundary I would say that we should protect is with illegal items like weapons, bombs, drugs etc. People in other countries are taught how to build weapons and bombs only for killing. I think we should put a barrier on that so not just anyone can make these things.

Letter's 1-4

One way they are similar is how they both have nothing and are lonely. In the beginning Walton states he has no friends or anyone to talk to. He says he has no friend and when he is glowing with success and enthusiasm, there is no one share it with. Basically he has a struggle in finding a friend who he can share his sailing experiences with. The stranger is alike Walton because he has lost everything and no one to communicate with. They both have some sort of emptiness in there hearts.
Second, they are alike because of their voyages. Walton is a Captain of a ship and likes to sail. He stays on the seas for long amount of time. The stranger talks about how he was once in Walton’s position. He states that he was once was seeking for knowledge and wisdom like Walton is. Also, the stranger that Walton is pursuing the same course as he once did and the dangers with it. This means that the stranger views what Walton is going through. The stranger explains that he is going to tell his story to him because he sees where he is at in his life.
The too are different because the stranger is more wise and knows more than Walton. He has had many things happened in his life and once to explain them to Walton. I wonder what is going to happen next. Even though I know the story of Frankenstein is going to be told but will see.

Last blog

The first method of torture that happens is the shock treatment. O’Brien questions Winston and tells him why he is in this predicament. He tells him that he is here because of his questions and non-beliefs of the society. This process is made for Winston to be a good Party member, learn what he thought was wrong, and to understand and accept the Party’s view of things. O’Brien tells Winston about how the society functions and how it will never be brought down. O’Brien has many conversations with Winston but the one that struck me the most was how the society is going to be in the future. O’Brien explains how harsh the future will be because their will be no relationship needed between friends, wives, and kids. He says that things will be much harsher and that the enemy or heretic of the society will always be there and is defeated. The results that Winston had thought this test were ok. He believes in O’Brien and but just repeats what he says so he won’t feel anymore pain. He keeps on asking why about everything O’Brien says. This shows that Winston questioned O’Brien because he didn’t understand at first. He realizes now about the society that it can never be fixed and will stay like that forever. He finally loves Big Brother at the end because he realized he is just limiting his self from freedom if he doesn’t like it. With him loving Big Brother he has won the victory over himself. I think the broader messaged is that things in our society can make up history or anything so that the society can believe it. Also, I think he could be saying that people that go against their government will always be ridiculed and looked down at and the only way for citizens to be free is follow the rules of the society and accept it. The last point he makes is that mostly all humans if put in a certain situation will give up what they love, like a person, to save themselves.

Last blog

The first method of torture that happens is the shock treatment. O’Brien questions Winston and tells him why he is in this predicament. He tells him that he is here because of his questions and non-beliefs of the society. This process is made for Winston to be a good Party member, learn what he thought was wrong, and to understand and accept the Party’s view of things. O’Brien tells Winston about how the society functions and how it will never be brought down. O’Brien has many conversations with Winston but the one that struck me the most was how the society is going to be in the future. O’Brien explains how harsh the future will be because their will be no relationship needed between friends, wives, and kids. He says that things will be much harsher and that the enemy or heretic of the society will always be there and is defeated. The results that Winston had thought this test were ok. He believes in O’Brien and but just repeats what he says so he won’t feel anymore pain. He keeps on asking why about everything O’Brien says. This shows that Winston questioned O’Brien because he didn’t understand at first. He realizes now about the society that it can never be fixed and will stay like that forever. He finally loves Big Brother at the end because he realized he is just limiting his self from freedom if he doesn’t like it. With him loving Big Brother he has won the victory over himself. I think the broader messaged is that things in our society can make up history or anything so that the society can believe it. Also, I think he could be saying that people that go against their government will always be ridiculed and looked down at and the only way for citizens to be free is follow the rules of the society and accept it.

Post 8

First, it says that proles are associated to be the lower class. The high class in this society will always be high class, Inner Party, and in control. The book talks about how the proles aren’t in power and how the party runs but can’t be stopped. This happens because the citizens don’t know anything and are placed in their society. Like with war, they stay in war so people can stay ignorant and not really wonder and think about the other places like Eurasia and Eastasia. Winston caught the fact earlier that they were in war with Eastasia and not Eurasia. I think that this could alter his hopes for the proles because they really don’t have a reason to live and don’t know about anything. The Party job is to keep the proles stupid and they are accomplishing their task. They keep the proles in poverty and in darkness until they need to raise them up like when they showed the prisoners of war that one time. This theory does make sense because they control history to which no one knows and keeps everything in their society running basically by telling no one about anything that goes on outside their society. The Inner Party always stays in power because there are always new members being in the party and old ones going away.

Winsotn dream Post 7

The dream sequence talks about when Winston was younger. It explains a little bit about his childhood and how they seemed to be struggling without his father. The author presented imagery as if his family were proles and poor. He described his living state as a war zone with machine gun fire from the distance, enormous queues outside the bakery, and lots of rubble everywhere. His dreamed showed how he and other boys would pick out ribs of cabbage leaves, potato peelings from the streets and other foods. The leaving of his father made his mom’s physical states a lack of energy in every single thing she did. After this Winston had become really greedy. He wouldn’t be pleased with his sister’s amount of food so she would give him part of his sister food. This happened even when they’re struggling to get food and with his sister’s sickness. The impoverish conditions made Winston into an animal. His mom had given him most of a chocolate ration and he ended up stealing his sister’s and running away. After he ran away he was in the street for hours and didn’t know what to do. He came back and family wasn’t there. It took him a little while to get use to it but he did. This shows how much Winston misses his family and needs someone to talk to like Julia. He views that people are selfish now. It’s important to for the book because it shows how the society really doesn’t care about a single person just the community as a whole.
In conclusion, the society takes away a since of love from family and one another. He shares his love with Julia since he didn't have the experience with his mom.

Friday Blog: Wisnton and O'Brien

When it states he knew sooner or later they are talking about what Winston predicts about him. He talks about the sooner or later he is going to meet up with O'Brien some day. I believe that this quote comes from his dream when he is seeing him in the darkness. Also, he knows that at the Ministry of Love he will be killed or taken by the police. He knows that his rebellious days are probably going to end at some point with him taken by the police. O’Brien makes Winston think of his future. Winston knows that something is going to happen and it might end up putting him in the grave. I think O’Brien is some mysterious man undercover that is a spy. O’Brien has too much knowledge of Syme and other things that lead to him being part of Big Brother. I think O’Brien is going to end up getting Winston and killing him off. How could O’Brien appear randomly and talk about his good Newspeak he writes. Winston knows his fate and accepts what going to happen. I think he accepts this because you can’t hide forever of being a rebel. If you don’t accept it now it’s going to come back and bite you even worse.