Dan Brown's Inferno: A Bleak Depiction of the Future

Disaster! The headlines all mention the utter destruction of the world. Their dismal outlooks on the future are often accompanied by generic solution such as; “Recycle”, “Ride a bike”, etc. The novel Ishmael by Daniel Quinn the contains the same “Disaster!” message but is accompanied by many unorthodox solutions to the problems which Quinn identifies. One problem addressed is overpopulation. The solution to this problem is not answered by Quinn; rather, it is left up to the reader through a binary moral dilemma: sustain the excess population and maintain the problem, or stop aiding the people, the poor, and let the populations die off. Yet there is another solution to sustain current population growth and stem the problem.The solution to

This New York Times article discusses the ideas of Paul Ehrlich on population and the environment. Although Ehrlich often resorted to dramatizations and apocalypse-type imagery in his writings, they often had some very poignant objective. Ehrlich discussed the “Population Bomb”, the idea that population was rising so rapidly, that widespread famine would soon be an issue for millions of people. As we saw, no such event occurred, but Ehrlich still firmly believes measures should be taken to limit population growth such as “tax benefits for having additional children” and taxes on childcare items such as diapers and strollers. These proposals and ideas remain highly controversial, as they were in the 1970’s and continue to create a stir even

The future, disputed over by many intellectuals, is an enigma. There is no certainty in what will occur, along with no shortage of wonder in what can come about. The future, deemed any point in time past the one humans are currently living in, is something that can only be defined by time itself. Throughout “Brave New World Revisited” by Aldous Huxley, the author speaks on the predictions of the future he made in his novel “Brave New World”, where as he seeks to justify whether or not they were accurate or irrelevant. In Brave New World Revisited, Aldous Huxley speaks on overpopulation in “Brave New World Revisited”, he acknowledges the destructive effects overpopulation can grow to have on society, some of which are already coming about. This can be seen happening today in the way that we individuals are wrongly convicted because one’s race or ethnicity.

While 2016 has some differences, it is much like a modern day Fahrenheit 451. Humanity is completely consumed with their technology, people are extremely illiterate do not comprehend much and also are entertained by the simplest things much like Fahrenheit 451. Many people would say that Fahrenheit 451 is not like the modern day because we are much more literate and socially aware than they were portrayed in the book but, the are not entirely correct. Media only releases what they what us to know so we are not as socially aware as people may think “30 million people over the age of 16- 14 percent of the adult population- do not read well enough to understand a newspaper story written at an 8th-grade level…” (Impact Of Literacy) Only 86% of

No matter how many people do claim overpopulation is not a relevant issue, it very much is because of the simple fact that starvation and pollution are very real and existing issues that are ultimately offset by overpopulation. In an article titled “Overpopulation Is Not the Problem,” author Erle C. Ellis uses the analogy “Like bacteria in a petri dish, our exploding numbers are reaching the limits of a finite planet, with dire consequences,” to argue that overpopulation is not a problem by stating the opposing claim. “We are nothing like bacteria in a petri dish,” Mr. Ellis solemnly asserts, “...these claims demonstrate a profound misunderstanding of the ecology of human systems. The conditions that sustain humanity are not natural and never have been. Since prehistory, human populations have used technologies and engineered ecosystems to sustain

The book Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, is set in the future; a future where there are fireproof homes, TVs the size of walls, and Mechanical Hounds who kill. Most Importantly though, no one reads books.

Celsius 232.7, not as catchy as Fahrenheit 451, one is a temperature and the other tells a riveting story of irony, acceptance, and rebellion. Ray Bradbury tells the story of Guy Montag, a firefighter in what the current world would call a “Dystopian Future” in Fahrenheit 451. In the future, almost all books are banned and people instead watch tv, drive very fast, and commit suicide. Guy Montag’s job is a firefighter but the name is misleading; Guy, along with his fellow firefighters, do not put fires out but instead start them.

The society in Fahrenheit 451 would definitely be considered a dystopian society when compared to our modern day society that exists today. Although people have their own opinions, I believe it’s rather obvious that the society in Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian society. Our society is somewhat in the same way as Fahrenheit 451’s likewise that not all the people are happy in either society, however, that is not possible to accomplish. Both societies also have jobs but they differ by very much. In our modern day society, we have Firemen who put out fires and help keep the world at safety.

Human population growth is becoming a huge issue in our world today. The population is increasing rapidly. The reason that it is becoming a concern is because it has affected the economic, environmental, and social aspects of our world. In the film Frontline: Heat, we can see how there might not be a future for our planet unless we are able to reduce the emissions and make our world a safe place. Not only for the present but also for future generations so that they are able to live long and healthy lives.

Truffaut’s treatment of the Nazi regime in comparison to the firemen in his film shows the type of government he desired to depict, one that “succinctly and successfully institutionalized mass schizophrenia,” a government founded on the “murderous ideologies” of “Communism and Nazism” (Gonzalez 1), a totalitarian society mirroring the world in Bradbury’s novel among other dystopian novels of the time. His society fits the idea of totalitarianism in the fact that it is a “form of government that theoretically permits no individual freedom and that seeks to subordinate all aspects of the individual’s life to the authority of the government” (Britannica). This can be seen in Fahrenheit 451 in the way people are controlled by the television

I'm chained to the hard stone wall. The chains are digging into my wrists,and ankles. I haven't eaten for months,everyday I waste away. More and more I feel as lf my body is devouring itself. They refuse to feed enough to fully sustain myself but enough for i could fight. I silently laugh at myself,looking down at the rough scars that marred my body. Each scar told a story about the person I killed. I could fully heal the scars but they reminded me of the lives I took. Reminded me that I'm no better than an animal.

The Future of life, written by Edward O. Wilson, developed a novel with a plethora of ideas, theories, and problems within in our world today. Wilson breaks down concepts into greater context which gives the reader in depth description to show the reader a better outlook on issues in our society today. The author lectures in chapter two, The Bottleneck on how and why the world is overpopulated. Wilson gives great insight, facts and solutions that will lead into what the future looks like for an overpopulated world. Wilson begins by opening chapter two with questions regarding the population shift around the world.

Dante’s Inferno In Today's Society Dostoyevsky once said,“What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.” Dante's inferno inspects the concept of Hell, a idea that is commonly sceptisized in today's society. The purpose of Dante's Inferno is to not set a path in front of us to follow as a religious scripture would: it is to get us to a position where we can question and decide for ourselves what path we should follow in our material lives.

The author for any given work with the intent of consumption by the public eye absolutely must understand and cater to the desired audience. As a failing to understand to whom they are speaking, will inevitably yield the many painstakingly spent hours of their work lacklustre in comparison to what it might have been. Had Dante not come to understand this paramount truth of literature, surely we would not be dissecting the hundreds of translations that exist. The foresight of writing in commonly understood language is one of the most crucial attributes of Dante 's work. In the time of Dante it was the every day individuals of Italy that would consume La Divina Comedia and It was the every day individuals that would ultimately preserve it for the centuries to come.

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how overpopulation causes social problems. To do so you must take many things into consideration, such as different views of racial problems and conflicting definitions of a social problem. Social problems can be defined in many different ways. They effect everyone and some of us encounter problems everyday as a result of our race, religion, gender, or low income. Others experience problems from technological change or declining neighborhoods, others are affected directly by crime and violence in their own neighborhood, and sometimes definitions of social problems are changed by society because of changes around you. Finally in