Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Family revisited
As I just wrote the last lines of my paper, I have come to the conclusion that "Family" is one of the more disturbing stories we've read. If you read it and pay attention to the details of the world around the compound, it's pretty clear that this is a portrait of world falling apart at the seams. It's a world ravaged by ecological disaster and social upheaval. I know this is random and a couple of weeks removed from the original discussion, but I thought it was very interesting, and as I found in doing the research for my paper, dystopian literature can be used as a way to critique a current society's policies by showing a possible future these policies could lead to. When looking at some of our environmental policies and most US citizens lackadaisical approach when it comes to keeping the government accountable for its cations, is it not possible that our society could be heading in such a direction? Just a random thought.
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I definitely agree about how the world was falling apart both inside and outside the compound. Although the inside is more the focus, the outside is not exactly golden. I think literature in general can often be used to critique current society, rather oblique or obvious.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Broxton. This story definitely disturbed me more than anything else we've read which I feel says a lot. I really think the way the narrator and the characters speak is incredibly disturbing because they seem so dillusioned and empty. I certainly hope our society is not heading for the world of "Family."
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