1. Today in class you created a couple versions of Mond’s thesis.
G-block
Control of science,
religion, art, thinking, emotion is necessary and happiness.
Happiness is
necessary for the stability of civilization. Scientific truth, religion,
artistic truth, and passionate emotion are not permitted because they interfere
with happiness and stability.
C-block
In order to maintain
stability people need to be happy and cannot undermine others’ happiness;
people don’t need emotional, religious, artistic, or scientific truth.
Artistic truth,
scientific truth, strong emotions, and religion are irrelevant to happiness,
which is the most important thing to master in order to maintain community,
identity, and stability in the World
State.
Perhaps you have created your own version including the
important concepts.
2. Tonight choose a long passage from chapter 16 or 17
(other than the one on 227-228) in which Mond develops and supports a part of
this thesis.
In an open response explain
how Mond develops and supports the
thesis in the passage. Use specific quotations in your explanation.
We’ll share these responses tomorrow.
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