Animal Farm: striving for a utopia results in conditions even worse than before.
1984: the utopia created is really no kind of paradise.
Is there nothing that can be done? Do we lose all hope in ever obtaining a future better than what we have today? Should we maybe avoid such results by avoiding utopias altogether?
In our world, with human nature as it is, I don't believe that we can ever achieve anything even close to a utopia. But I also don't think we should give up hope just because it can never happen. If we were to avoid utopias, we could never move forward into a better world. Breaking away from England and forming a democracy was one step towards a utopia. Most people in America believe that a democracy is a better form of government than a dictatorship or monarchy, therefore it is more of a utopia than what we had before. Striving for a utopia helped us to move forward and create better lives for ourselves. If we had decided to avoid it because we were scared of the consequences, it never would have happened. We'd still be under the rule of some king or queen across the ocean. We might not have even made it over here for fear of where it might lead. So, yeah, I believe that we should strive for a utopia even though we know it can never be achieved. You never really know what will happen until you try, and you will never get anywhere if you never try. So try. Dare to fail. And if you do fail, try again, and again, and again, until you finally make progress, even if it is just a baby step. At least you'll know you tried and something came of it.
Friday, March 2, 2012
1984- Big Brother is Watching You
Has the government in 1984 accomplished what it wanted? Yes, the middle class set themselves above those who had ruled them. Yes, they have made it impossible to rout them. Theirs will be the ruling government, possibly for the rest of time. How could they ever be defeated? But is this really any kind of a utopia? Everyone, even government officials are subject to their own laws. They have to delude themselves into believing lies to be truth, and then delude themselves into believing that they aren't doing it. Doublethink. What have they gained by making such a government? This is a government where only those who are completely deluded can be happy. There can be no advancement. All joy and individuality is taken away. Some people higher up might live slightly better than those below them, but only by a small margin. The only people in this type of government that can ever be truly happy are those who are too poor to be of any significance, the lower class. In this case, the proles. They can find joy in simple things, yet they are poor and scared and can do nothing about their station in life. Many of them live extremely hard lives, yet are they better off than those who work for the government? Is Big Brother really such a great thing? It unites people, but it locks them in a cage full of strangers, people they can never trust. You can't even truly trust yourself. And these things apply to everyone that follows Big Brother. Is this really such a great way to live? Is Big Brother really the best option?
1984- The Beginning of the End
So the novel begins in the middle of a society completely different from ours. The government has complete control. There is even such a thing as thoughtcrime!! So, since this unit is kind of about utopias, where does the utopia come in in 1984? Really, you need to know how such a society got started. In the past it had always been that the middle class would find some way to boot the upper class out and take their place. The upper class would then become the middle class, and in time would find a way to take the upper hand again. This cycle would go on and on with no end, until one group figured out a way to keep the other from getting the upper hand again. So the middle class finally found a way of obtaining power and of keeping the middle class from ever seizing it back again. This would be their idea of a utopia. They would be at the top and it could never be taken from them again. Not everyone would be equal, but this was their idea of a perfect world, a world where they would hold the power forever.
How did they succeed? For the most part, they used fear. Fear that the government would kill you if you went against them. Fear of people in Eurasia or Eastasia because they are different. Fear of being turned in by a friend or acquaintance. Fear that your own children would turn you in. You couldn't trust anyone because you didn't know if they were an agent of the government who would have you arrested for having the wrong facial expression or having an unconscious nervous habit. You couldn't even trust your own children because they have grown up trained by the government and might turn you in for talking in your sleep. How can you start up any kind of resistance when you have no one you can trust? One single man acting completely alone cannot bring a government to its knees. The middle class had succeeded in gaining power and making it impossible for anyone else to take it ever again.
How did they succeed? For the most part, they used fear. Fear that the government would kill you if you went against them. Fear of people in Eurasia or Eastasia because they are different. Fear of being turned in by a friend or acquaintance. Fear that your own children would turn you in. You couldn't trust anyone because you didn't know if they were an agent of the government who would have you arrested for having the wrong facial expression or having an unconscious nervous habit. You couldn't even trust your own children because they have grown up trained by the government and might turn you in for talking in your sleep. How can you start up any kind of resistance when you have no one you can trust? One single man acting completely alone cannot bring a government to its knees. The middle class had succeeded in gaining power and making it impossible for anyone else to take it ever again.
Animal Farm
So, to summarize, the animals try to create a utopia because they feel oppressed by Jones, the owner of Manor Farm. They are worked hard and don't get to keep the fruits of their labors. They are given what they need to be relatively comfortable, but no more. So they rise up in a rebellion and run Jones off the farm. Then the pigs take charge of trying to organize everything so that the newly named Animal Farm can run smoothly. At first, things seem perfect. Everyone does their share of the work and they get to keep everything. But eventually the pigs start gaining more control and the animals are not smart enough to realize what is happening. The animals' rations are lowered, young dogs are taken to be guards for the pigs, the pigs begin trading with humans and making themselves exceptions to the commandments of Animal Farm, and animals are slaughtered for treason. The pigs eventually gain total control and the other animals' conditions are even worse than they were under Jones.
So what does this say for my big question? Strive for a utopia or avoid it? The animals tried to create a utopia and it worked for a time, until the pigs decided to take matters into their own hands. In the end, the conditions were worse than before. So wouldn't it have been better if they had just continued under Jones? If the pigs hadn't been there, the other animals would have been too ignorant to try seizing power themselves, so the utopia might have worked, but if the pigs weren't there, the rebellion probably would have failed anyway, or not have even happened, because the other animals wouldn't have been smart enough to make it work. But if they avoided it, wouldn't they have kept on believing that they could never achieve their dreams, that nothing could ever be done about humans ruling over animals, and that their position was hopeless? If they tried avoiding a utopia, they would never even try to better their conditions because it would be starting on the path to something they're trying to avoid. Rather than crush their dreams before even attempting them, I tend to stand on the philosophy of it's better to try and fail than to have never tried at all. Even if they couldn't achieve a utopia, they might have been able to make life a little more bearable.
So what does this say for my big question? Strive for a utopia or avoid it? The animals tried to create a utopia and it worked for a time, until the pigs decided to take matters into their own hands. In the end, the conditions were worse than before. So wouldn't it have been better if they had just continued under Jones? If the pigs hadn't been there, the other animals would have been too ignorant to try seizing power themselves, so the utopia might have worked, but if the pigs weren't there, the rebellion probably would have failed anyway, or not have even happened, because the other animals wouldn't have been smart enough to make it work. But if they avoided it, wouldn't they have kept on believing that they could never achieve their dreams, that nothing could ever be done about humans ruling over animals, and that their position was hopeless? If they tried avoiding a utopia, they would never even try to better their conditions because it would be starting on the path to something they're trying to avoid. Rather than crush their dreams before even attempting them, I tend to stand on the philosophy of it's better to try and fail than to have never tried at all. Even if they couldn't achieve a utopia, they might have been able to make life a little more bearable.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
The Big Question- Finally
So after reading Animal Farm and half of 1984, I have finally figured out a big question:
Should we strive for a utopia that we know cannot be achieved, or should we rather avoid utopias because circumstances always end up worse than before whenever we try for one?People generally believe that we should try to achieve a utopia because it is a perfect world, and everyone wants things to be perfect. But in the books Animal farm and 1984 by George Orwell, whenever a group tries to achieve a utopia, the government ends up gaining even more control than before by making the people believe that it is for the best. So should we try for a utopia even though we know that it is actually impossible to have a perfect world so it might just be a waste of time and effort? Or should we avoid utopias altogether because whenever we try for one, the government gains even more control, lies to and tricks the people into believing that everything is just as they wanted it, and things are even worse than before with the people having even less say in things and not even realizing that it has happened? I hope to figure out which would be the better course to take throughout the rest of my study of these books.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
All Animals Are Equal
Here is my soundtrack for Animal Farm. All the songs are linked to youtube videos. I have also given my own titles to each song that fits with the book. The explanations for the songs are underneath.
All Animals Are Equal
1. Depraved by Anberlin (Major's Dream)
2. The Resistance by Anberlin (The Rebellion)
3. The Big Rock Candy Mountain by Harry McClinton (Sugarcandy Mountain)
4. Let it Burn by Red (Clover)
5. All Day by Ministry (Boxer's Requiem)
6. Feed the Machine by Red (Benjamin)
7. Hymn for the Missing by Red (The Slaughter)
8. Reclusion by Anberlin (Napoleon)
Depraved- This is the scene at the beginning when all the animals gather together in the barn for a meeting. Major begins talking to them, telling them of his dream. He begins by telling them what he has learned of life. The animals on the farm are worked all their lives with only enough of the necessities to continue living. I think the album cover that goes with this song (the first picture on the video) fits remarkably well because it is a horse falling over onto its side. This is a creature that has been beaten down. The song begins by asking 'Are you depraved? Or are you deceived?" These animals at the farm have been deceived into thinking that they must labor under the rule of humans and that humans control the world. Major tells the animals that the humans aren't needed to run the farm and it is time for the animals to start standing up for themselves. Fittingly, the song continues on to say "You're not a slave, so get off your knees." This is the beginning of the uprising that becomes the rebellion. Fittingly, the words "don't feel chained up" are repeated over and over again in the background of the song.
The Resistance- This song is all about the rebellion. I see it as the animals addressing Jones. The animals have finally taken all they can from Jones and now find it the perfect time to stand up to Jones. "Speak for yourself, you paper tigers, too late to make demands, when you've got a riot on your hands." The humans have been at the top of the food chain, always ruling the animals, but in truth, the animals are much more powerful than the humans. When the rebellion begins, the humans cannot stand against the animals. "A new united front that you will come to fear." When the animals all stand together, there is no stopping them. There is nothing Jones, or any of the other humans, can do to fight back when the animals finally decide to revolt. "We will hold together to become the change." Once the animals have decided to take matters into their own hands, they are able to completely change the order of things on the farm. The rebellion actually takes only a short amount of time in the book, so I think it is fitting that it only gets a single song. The last straw that breaks the camel's back is put in place when Jones forgets to feed them, the animals break out. When Jones tries to take control, the animals chase him off the farm. And it is over.
The Big Rock Candy Mountains- Every time Moses the raven mentioned Sugarcandy Mountain, I couldn't help but hear the Candy Mountain song from Charlie the Unicorn. I decided I had to put that song in my list, but while searching for it on youtube, I came across this one and decided it fit better. Moses was always going on about a place where there would be no work. It would be a perfect place with enough food for everyone and there would be no humans. I also decided that if fits with the animals dream of making a utopia. After the rebellion, everything should be perfect because they no longer have humans ordering them around. They dream of a place where they are the masters and where everything they do is for their own benefit. This song may not exactly be the animals' idea of a utopia, except for the barn full of hay, but it is someone's idea of a utopia. It is a place of perfection where everything is in perfect balance.
Let it Burn- In this song, I picture Clover right after the executions when she is looking out over the farm and thinking about how beautiful it looks and how life should have been after the rebellion, where every animal did what they could and everyone worked together, the strong protecting the weak. She thinks of what life on the farm has become and realizes, "it was not for this that she and the other animals had hoped and toiled." I see this as a song that she sings inside, without really realizing it. She is beginning to realize that Napoleon isn't what he pretends to be and that he isn't on their side any longer. He wants their paradise to crumble so that he can pick up the pieces and make it his own. She realizes that Napoleon is going to let all that they have worked for and dreamed of burn down. He will just stand by and let it burn. As the animals' dreams "like ashes float away," Napoleon will stay silent, playing his game. "A lesson never learned, only violence." Animals weren't supposed to be slaughtered on Animal Farm. Things were supposed to be peaceful, yet now there has been a horrible slaughter. Animal farm has faced its first show of violence within itself, and Clover is secretly asking Napoleon, "Will you just let it all burn down?"
All Day- I really thought that I needed a tribute to Boxer so I searched for songs about work and found this one. Boxer worked his life away. He had his motto 'I will work harder' and he stuck to it. Even after he split his hoof, he kept on working because that was what he believed in. When he could work no more, Napoleon, as the 'man in charge' had him taken away so he wouldn't be a problem or be using up the resources. Boxer deserves some credit for following his principles, even though it caused him to work himself to death. As the song says, "He worked hard, and he lived hard, and he breaks his back without nothing to gain." Boxer did more work than any of the other animals. Whenever something went wrong, he would put in even more hours until it was fixed again. Animal Farm would never have been as successful as it was without Boxer. Without him, the windmill would never have been finished. And when he is unable to work any longer, what does Napoleon do? He sends him away to be killed for glue. Boxer was a noble character who deserved recognition. He always gave 100% and never asked for anything in return. All he hoped for was a nice life on a nice farm where all animals were equal. He never got to see that and all his efforts went to waste.
Feed the Machine- This is Benjamin showing his scorn for what the other animals have been doing. Benjamin never followed the rebellion and now that Boxer is gone, he has no one to live for any more. He has always done just his work and will always do exactly the same, no matter who is master. He is able to see what has been going on the whole time and knows that the animals are just doing exactly what they have always been doing, which is working as slaves for some master. When Boxer is going to be slaughtered, he wants them to finally realize what is going on, but that doesn't happen. The other animals just do what they're told and Benjamin kind of scorns them for this, since it resulted in Boxer being able to be taken away. As the song says, "you never disappoint them." The animals just do what they are told, never questioning it. They "fall in line" and "live the lie." They want to believe in what they are doing so they accept what lies they are told. "Give up and feed the machine." The animals won't question Napoleon so they continue to "feed the machine" of letting one animal rule above them and they just become slaves again, just to a different master.
Hymn for the Missing- I wanted a song to go with the slaughter of all the animals convicted of treason. I believe this song fits because it can be from those who had to watch the slaughter of their friends. Watching this made them lose heart and they could no longer stand up against another master. Even when they believed things weren't quite right, they could do nothing because they would be killed. In trying to keep the songs going in order of the book, this one should be earlier in the list, but this song is also for all of the original characters who fought for the rebellion and are dead by the end of the book, never getting to see their utopia, which never ended up happening. Those who are left lost the comrades who shared their dreams of a better life for animals. This song could even fit with the loss of that dream. All that they worked for is gone. Things have actually become worse than when it started. Pretty much, this song is for everything that the animals lost under Napoleon, which is why I placed it near the end of the list.
Reclusion- This I see as going back and forth between Napoleon and the animals. The verses are Napoleon saying how horrible he is, even though he doesn't really care that he's a monster. The chorus is the animals, who have now realized that he has just become another Jones, telling him that he is 'sick'. He lied to them the whole time and became what they were trying to avoid. This is the conclusion of the book, where Napoleon has pretty much become a human and the animals finally notice, but they can't really do anything about it. " Sins like skeletons are so very hard to hide." Now that they've seen him with the humans, they realize what has happened, what Napoleon has done to their dreams. Napoleon has now won and the rest of the animals are left in an even worse position than when they had Jones as a master. They have finally lost all hope of ever realizing their dream.
All Animals Are Equal1. Depraved by Anberlin (Major's Dream)
2. The Resistance by Anberlin (The Rebellion)
3. The Big Rock Candy Mountain by Harry McClinton (Sugarcandy Mountain)
4. Let it Burn by Red (Clover)
5. All Day by Ministry (Boxer's Requiem)
6. Feed the Machine by Red (Benjamin)
7. Hymn for the Missing by Red (The Slaughter)
8. Reclusion by Anberlin (Napoleon)
Depraved- This is the scene at the beginning when all the animals gather together in the barn for a meeting. Major begins talking to them, telling them of his dream. He begins by telling them what he has learned of life. The animals on the farm are worked all their lives with only enough of the necessities to continue living. I think the album cover that goes with this song (the first picture on the video) fits remarkably well because it is a horse falling over onto its side. This is a creature that has been beaten down. The song begins by asking 'Are you depraved? Or are you deceived?" These animals at the farm have been deceived into thinking that they must labor under the rule of humans and that humans control the world. Major tells the animals that the humans aren't needed to run the farm and it is time for the animals to start standing up for themselves. Fittingly, the song continues on to say "You're not a slave, so get off your knees." This is the beginning of the uprising that becomes the rebellion. Fittingly, the words "don't feel chained up" are repeated over and over again in the background of the song.
The Resistance- This song is all about the rebellion. I see it as the animals addressing Jones. The animals have finally taken all they can from Jones and now find it the perfect time to stand up to Jones. "Speak for yourself, you paper tigers, too late to make demands, when you've got a riot on your hands." The humans have been at the top of the food chain, always ruling the animals, but in truth, the animals are much more powerful than the humans. When the rebellion begins, the humans cannot stand against the animals. "A new united front that you will come to fear." When the animals all stand together, there is no stopping them. There is nothing Jones, or any of the other humans, can do to fight back when the animals finally decide to revolt. "We will hold together to become the change." Once the animals have decided to take matters into their own hands, they are able to completely change the order of things on the farm. The rebellion actually takes only a short amount of time in the book, so I think it is fitting that it only gets a single song. The last straw that breaks the camel's back is put in place when Jones forgets to feed them, the animals break out. When Jones tries to take control, the animals chase him off the farm. And it is over.
The Big Rock Candy Mountains- Every time Moses the raven mentioned Sugarcandy Mountain, I couldn't help but hear the Candy Mountain song from Charlie the Unicorn. I decided I had to put that song in my list, but while searching for it on youtube, I came across this one and decided it fit better. Moses was always going on about a place where there would be no work. It would be a perfect place with enough food for everyone and there would be no humans. I also decided that if fits with the animals dream of making a utopia. After the rebellion, everything should be perfect because they no longer have humans ordering them around. They dream of a place where they are the masters and where everything they do is for their own benefit. This song may not exactly be the animals' idea of a utopia, except for the barn full of hay, but it is someone's idea of a utopia. It is a place of perfection where everything is in perfect balance.
Let it Burn- In this song, I picture Clover right after the executions when she is looking out over the farm and thinking about how beautiful it looks and how life should have been after the rebellion, where every animal did what they could and everyone worked together, the strong protecting the weak. She thinks of what life on the farm has become and realizes, "it was not for this that she and the other animals had hoped and toiled." I see this as a song that she sings inside, without really realizing it. She is beginning to realize that Napoleon isn't what he pretends to be and that he isn't on their side any longer. He wants their paradise to crumble so that he can pick up the pieces and make it his own. She realizes that Napoleon is going to let all that they have worked for and dreamed of burn down. He will just stand by and let it burn. As the animals' dreams "like ashes float away," Napoleon will stay silent, playing his game. "A lesson never learned, only violence." Animals weren't supposed to be slaughtered on Animal Farm. Things were supposed to be peaceful, yet now there has been a horrible slaughter. Animal farm has faced its first show of violence within itself, and Clover is secretly asking Napoleon, "Will you just let it all burn down?"
All Day- I really thought that I needed a tribute to Boxer so I searched for songs about work and found this one. Boxer worked his life away. He had his motto 'I will work harder' and he stuck to it. Even after he split his hoof, he kept on working because that was what he believed in. When he could work no more, Napoleon, as the 'man in charge' had him taken away so he wouldn't be a problem or be using up the resources. Boxer deserves some credit for following his principles, even though it caused him to work himself to death. As the song says, "He worked hard, and he lived hard, and he breaks his back without nothing to gain." Boxer did more work than any of the other animals. Whenever something went wrong, he would put in even more hours until it was fixed again. Animal Farm would never have been as successful as it was without Boxer. Without him, the windmill would never have been finished. And when he is unable to work any longer, what does Napoleon do? He sends him away to be killed for glue. Boxer was a noble character who deserved recognition. He always gave 100% and never asked for anything in return. All he hoped for was a nice life on a nice farm where all animals were equal. He never got to see that and all his efforts went to waste.
Feed the Machine- This is Benjamin showing his scorn for what the other animals have been doing. Benjamin never followed the rebellion and now that Boxer is gone, he has no one to live for any more. He has always done just his work and will always do exactly the same, no matter who is master. He is able to see what has been going on the whole time and knows that the animals are just doing exactly what they have always been doing, which is working as slaves for some master. When Boxer is going to be slaughtered, he wants them to finally realize what is going on, but that doesn't happen. The other animals just do what they're told and Benjamin kind of scorns them for this, since it resulted in Boxer being able to be taken away. As the song says, "you never disappoint them." The animals just do what they are told, never questioning it. They "fall in line" and "live the lie." They want to believe in what they are doing so they accept what lies they are told. "Give up and feed the machine." The animals won't question Napoleon so they continue to "feed the machine" of letting one animal rule above them and they just become slaves again, just to a different master.
Hymn for the Missing- I wanted a song to go with the slaughter of all the animals convicted of treason. I believe this song fits because it can be from those who had to watch the slaughter of their friends. Watching this made them lose heart and they could no longer stand up against another master. Even when they believed things weren't quite right, they could do nothing because they would be killed. In trying to keep the songs going in order of the book, this one should be earlier in the list, but this song is also for all of the original characters who fought for the rebellion and are dead by the end of the book, never getting to see their utopia, which never ended up happening. Those who are left lost the comrades who shared their dreams of a better life for animals. This song could even fit with the loss of that dream. All that they worked for is gone. Things have actually become worse than when it started. Pretty much, this song is for everything that the animals lost under Napoleon, which is why I placed it near the end of the list.
Reclusion- This I see as going back and forth between Napoleon and the animals. The verses are Napoleon saying how horrible he is, even though he doesn't really care that he's a monster. The chorus is the animals, who have now realized that he has just become another Jones, telling him that he is 'sick'. He lied to them the whole time and became what they were trying to avoid. This is the conclusion of the book, where Napoleon has pretty much become a human and the animals finally notice, but they can't really do anything about it. " Sins like skeletons are so very hard to hide." Now that they've seen him with the humans, they realize what has happened, what Napoleon has done to their dreams. Napoleon has now won and the rest of the animals are left in an even worse position than when they had Jones as a master. They have finally lost all hope of ever realizing their dream.
Utopia
What is a utopia? This is 'an ideal place or state' or 'any visionary system of political or social perfection' (dictionary.com). Pretty much, it's a place where everyone is equal, everyone does their share of the work within their own abilities, and everyone gets along. In essence, a perfect world.
So why is it impossible to achieve a utopia? You would think that if everyone just tried to get along and do their share of the work, it could be obtained, but it just can't be done. There are some aspects of human nature that just won't allow for a utopia to come about.
To be frank, humans are greedy and power-hungry. We always seem to want more and what we can't have. Generally, we want more power than others so that we can make the decisions and they will have to listen. Humans want to prove their dominance so they strive to achieve power and greatness that will set them apart. This completely goes against the idea of a utopia where everyone is equal. While some of us may be able to deal with not being better than anyone else, there will always be those who just have to be better and this ruins the utopia.
Another reason we can't achieve a utopia is that there will never be a time where everyone gets along with everyone else and accepts all people as they are. There will always be people who just aren't compatible. Everyone has people that they get along with from the start and others who they just can't stand to even be in the same room with them. Everyone's personality is different and no one can get along with everyone. We all have our own faults and there is someone out there who will hate you for yours. We judge others before we even get to know them, and then we continue to judge them even after we know their circumstances. Even if those circumstances aren't their fault, we judge them because we believe they could have made different decisions. This is just another part of human nature that ruins our dream for a perfect world.
Will there ever be any chance of our world achieving a utopia? I don't believe so. No matter how well we may raise our kids to be open-minded and accepting of others, ther will always be those pieces of human nature that will make themselves known. The only way to make sure that ever child is taught in the exact same way so that there won't be differences in ideas that could cause tension would be to restrict freedom of thought and expression. That in itself would ruin our utopia because who can call a world where everyone is exactly the same, with no creativity or freedoms, a paradise? That would be a place where everyone is just another person and there would be no true point in living. So, no, I don't believe we will ever be able to achieve a utopia because it just doesn't fit with who we are as humans.
So why is it impossible to achieve a utopia? You would think that if everyone just tried to get along and do their share of the work, it could be obtained, but it just can't be done. There are some aspects of human nature that just won't allow for a utopia to come about.
To be frank, humans are greedy and power-hungry. We always seem to want more and what we can't have. Generally, we want more power than others so that we can make the decisions and they will have to listen. Humans want to prove their dominance so they strive to achieve power and greatness that will set them apart. This completely goes against the idea of a utopia where everyone is equal. While some of us may be able to deal with not being better than anyone else, there will always be those who just have to be better and this ruins the utopia.
Another reason we can't achieve a utopia is that there will never be a time where everyone gets along with everyone else and accepts all people as they are. There will always be people who just aren't compatible. Everyone has people that they get along with from the start and others who they just can't stand to even be in the same room with them. Everyone's personality is different and no one can get along with everyone. We all have our own faults and there is someone out there who will hate you for yours. We judge others before we even get to know them, and then we continue to judge them even after we know their circumstances. Even if those circumstances aren't their fault, we judge them because we believe they could have made different decisions. This is just another part of human nature that ruins our dream for a perfect world.
Will there ever be any chance of our world achieving a utopia? I don't believe so. No matter how well we may raise our kids to be open-minded and accepting of others, ther will always be those pieces of human nature that will make themselves known. The only way to make sure that ever child is taught in the exact same way so that there won't be differences in ideas that could cause tension would be to restrict freedom of thought and expression. That in itself would ruin our utopia because who can call a world where everyone is exactly the same, with no creativity or freedoms, a paradise? That would be a place where everyone is just another person and there would be no true point in living. So, no, I don't believe we will ever be able to achieve a utopia because it just doesn't fit with who we are as humans.
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