Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Chapter 17
In this chapter we see a much more optical description of a community which helps provide a idea of self-government unlike Jim Casys ideas of love and focus on the afterlife. If everyone followed the laws it would be most likely be possibly for people to govern themselves. Also, as of mentioned by a "spring up" of people in a new community was the rise of industrial workers whom fought for higher wages and workers rights. which eventually led to new rights and the idea of self-government. These community's both focus on the idea of freedom rather than ideas of communism.
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I still see this happening with minorities in the U.S. today. I wonder if, for example, The Dreamers could be juxtaposed as having a similar mission for "new rights" with a focus on freedom.
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DeleteI second that opinion. Dreamers today are working hard to not only get the same rights as any other indicidual in the United Satea, but they emphasize the right of freedom. In the novel, this new communities are uniting in order to survive and fight for their freedom. Even though they know that saying something that the government and much less the cops want to hear means they could go to jail. The same situation is happening to this day.
DeleteEvery interesting, in a way it is more like freedom than communism since workers have a right to protest for better working conditions and wages.
ReplyDeleteYes totally agree with all statements.
ReplyDeleteWhat's interesting about this chapter is that it shows people naturally gravitate towards government as a form of structure. However, it's the same government that the people create, which oppresses the people.
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