Insanity or normalcy: you decide

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Ok, so I think I'm finally at a point where I can comment on more than just superficial parts of the story. I'm going to tie in today's society with my thoughts. We've already discussed the ways that people in the story seem to be getting exactly what they want when punishment rolls around. In a society like that of the story, and that of today, people desire possessions, love or lust, power, etc. They are willing to do anything to get what they want. The story, much like Dante's Inferno, ensures that the people get what they want right up to the fair consequences of their desire. So that leads into truth and justice.

The story's world is one without "God," and therein lies the problem. If there is no God or Devil, how do we determine morality. Woland makes it clear that even if people don't believe in the spiritual side of things, the spiritual still exists and influences everything. Whether naked people in the streets, people making a mad dash to fulfill desire; all roads have a sort of spiritual underworld that influences decision.

The only real question I have deals with insanity. The Master tries to burn his manuscript in fear of what society may think about it. So... Is it that the Master is insane for writing something that may very well be true; or is society insane for rejecting an idea? I propose that society is insane. If something is possibly true, it warrants further investigation; or in this case, publication for people to make up their own minds. Censorship is an evil that has caused so much suffering in the world. we see the fear factor of it in the story with the Master. We see it in the way the Nazis, communist, and other extremist groups use it in our world. If truth is blotted out then what are we left with?

P.S. I commented on Noah and Ty's posts.

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  1. Will BradyApril 2, 2018 at 10:59 PM

    The full ramifications of a world without God... That’s what I tried to spin my blog post around, but after reading the comments I honestly have no idea whether people interpreted it that way.

    In terms of whether The Master’s book might possibly have been true... It depends on whether or not he cited credible sources, I suppose. If I wrote and published a story saying that Attila the Hun retired from conquering and lived a quiet life on a farm, nobody would have any reason to believe it for a second. I don’t think the question is whether the Pilate story may have been true so much as where The Master’s personal beliefs lay. Censorship is still wrong, but I would call it religious intolerance rather than insanity.

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