So, after having read "Welcome to the Monkey House" which we had to do for Monday, I at first was a little lost for words. I don't really know how to react to a story where, basically, Billy justifies raping women as setting their minds free in a way. However, it was after the story that I began to draw a connection to it and George Orwell's 1984.
As we all have read it, I won't go into summary. However, I noticed a similarity to Orwell and Vonnegut's story. Particulary how in both worlds, the idea of sex is almost outlawed, with 1984 having the Junior Anti Sex League. However, when exposed to sex, as Winston and Nancy are, they begin to see past the rules of their own society and see how it is a dystopian. What's really strange is that they both present some sort of dystopian where sex is outlawed in a way. It really makes me think is that these stories were both published in a 20 year period and it makes me think whether a good number of people in the past believed that society would turn into a dystopia, as this seems to be an ongoing trend, especially with Brave New World.
It may be a bit of a stretch, but I think that the similarities are there and that many people back in the 40s and 50s thought that society would turn towards this dystopian society presenting itself as the perfect model for humanity. Regardless, I do think it is weird on the similarities of both Monkey House and 1984.
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