It is kind of crazy how fast this semester is going, but at the same time, I feel that I am learning more than I thought I would--on multiple fronts. In Mr. S' class, we finished our novels and picked a new book from the dystopian genre. Before I was introduced to this set of book choices, I had an idea that the dystopian genre almost always included some sort of "governmental control" in the form of political leaders in some way. This, however, is not always the case. A utopian idea can turn dystopic and be rooted in power structures created by not only governmental control in the political sense, but also religious, humanistic/interpersonal, and science-based ideologies. This is important for me to note because many of us have an idea about what would be the "best" way to solve many of the issues we have in society. These novels present us with the idea that no matter what your approach is, to go about changing negativity in the world, there is bound to be a flaw in your way of thinking in one way or another. This kind of reminds me of Murphy's law--when something can go wrong, it will. I am kind of conflicted when I think about this because this understanding presents the idea that maybe there is no "right" way to do things... Does that mean that there is a "best" way, though? Should we give up on TRYING to make the world perfect--even though perfection is unachievable?
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