The food luxury made me think of The Matrix and the "Tastee Wheat" scene. Of course, what they eat in Zion is made to be purely for nourishment and not for taste. But, of course when Cypher is talking to Mr. Smith in the Matrix, he literally has a luxury meal and is okay with accepting it may not be "real" but it still tastes good. He doesn't mind being controlled because he has chosen that route for his own gain. Winston and Julia have their "luxury" meal out of rebellion because food has been regulated. It's two ways indulgence is seen as an act of rebellion and an act of acceptance.
Very nice observation. I hadn't considered that parallel in particular. What food can do to the senses can be a powerful motivator and in dystopias, it's always going to carry that type of weight. Makes sense that it's so regulated.
The part that resonates with me is the lottery and systems of perpetual distraction. We get so wrapped up in gambling on rigged games that we create reasoning where there is none. All the while, the things that require our higher thinking are shrugged off and lies are readily taken as true. It makes me question my own gullibility.
The food luxury made me think of The Matrix and the "Tastee Wheat" scene. Of course, what they eat in Zion is made to be purely for nourishment and not for taste. But, of course when Cypher is talking to Mr. Smith in the Matrix, he literally has a luxury meal and is okay with accepting it may not be "real" but it still tastes good. He doesn't mind being controlled because he has chosen that route for his own gain. Winston and Julia have their "luxury" meal out of rebellion because food has been regulated. It's two ways indulgence is seen as an act of rebellion and an act of acceptance.
Very nice observation. I hadn't considered that parallel in particular. What food can do to the senses can be a powerful motivator and in dystopias, it's always going to carry that type of weight. Makes sense that it's so regulated.
Fiction is fact sometimes.
The part that resonates with me is the lottery and systems of perpetual distraction. We get so wrapped up in gambling on rigged games that we create reasoning where there is none. All the while, the things that require our higher thinking are shrugged off and lies are readily taken as true. It makes me question my own gullibility.