This Perfect Day - 1859 Words

This Perfect Day is probably Ira Levins greatest work of his career. Levins work, despite being written in 1970, is very plausible having realistic technology, such as scanners and computers which watch over the entire family, the entire population of the world. This novel could be used to show the dangers of a Utopian society as well as being full of anti-Communist and anti-racist sentiment. This Perfect Day also displays the feeling that communist and segregated institutions can be defeated, as the protagonist Chip over powers the family and their vile Uni Comp as well as rising above the segregated community he reaches after fleeing the family. This work could best be placed in an area of the curriculum where it is†¦show more content†¦He also finds that the leader of the group, King also knows of these islands, but is too afraid to go despite his cool outer appearance. Eventually, in a sudden rage, Chip is caught, his treatments increased to normal. Once treated Chip admits to all he knows and tells everything about the sick members leading the group to be broken up and for all the sick members treatments to be returned to normal. Chip lives how a good member should, until the end of one month when he spies a leaf on a wet rock and considers the possibilities. He could make a small flesh colored covering that goes over his arm and it would not allow the treatments to penetrate his skin. What would happen when he was not treated at all. He would be able to explore all of his feelings to the fullest. After a few months of planning and calculating without treatment. Chip sneaks his way to Africa where he has found that Lilac now lives. He steals her away and of course she resists, after she says some nasty things a few weeks later, he rapes her which pushes her even further away. But eventually as her last treatment wears off she begins to agree with Chip and at first says shell only go to the island with him, then theyll go their separate ways, but then she says she will stay with him once they arrive as well. Eventually they reach the islandShow MoreRelatedReading Between the Lines Essay1661 Words   |  7 Pagesgoing to happen? They may use a certain language, or purposely discuss specific topics that will eventually relate to a culminating event. This writing technique, called foreshadowing, allows readers to sense an onset of an event before it actually occurs. This strategy is used in many stories, and can make a story more interesting and dynamic. The story â€Å"A Perfect Day for Bananafish,† by J.D. Salinger, consistently foreshadows that Seymour will commit suicide by describing Muriel and Seymour’s relationshipRead MoreSelf-tranquility and Love in the Book A Perfect Day for Bananafish by J.D. 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