“Flowers from Algernon”
“Now that you can see, what do you see in the world?
My eyes are new.
And what do they see Mr. Gordon?
Things … as they are. And what they are becoming.
Can you give me an example, Mr. Gordon?
No sir, you give me one.
Modern Science – Rampant technology, conscience by computer.
Modern Art – Dispassionate draftsmen.
Foreign Policy – Brave new weapons.
Today’s youth – Joyless, guideless.
Today’s religion – Preachment by popularity polls.
Standard of living – A television in every room.
Education – A television in every room.
The world’s future – Brave new hates, brave new bombs, brave new wars.
The coming generation – Test tube conception, laboratory birth, TV education, brave new dreams, brave new hates, brave new wars, a beautifully purposeless process of society suicide.”
“Now that you can see, what do you see in the world?
My eyes are new.
And what do they see Mr. Gordon?
Things … as they are. And what they are becoming.
Can you give me an example, Mr. Gordon?
No sir, you give me one.
Modern Science – Rampant technology, conscience by computer.
Modern Art – Dispassionate draftsmen.
Foreign Policy – Brave new weapons.
Today’s youth – Joyless, guideless.
Today’s religion – Preachment by popularity polls.
Standard of living – A television in every room.
Education – A television in every room.
The world’s future – Brave new hates, brave new bombs, brave new wars.
The coming generation – Test tube conception, laboratory birth, TV education, brave new dreams, brave new hates, brave new wars, a beautifully purposeless process of society suicide.”