Thursday, April 12, 2012

Comparison between Fanny in "Brave New World" and Britney Spears

As I read the novel "Brave New World", I found that there are similarities between one of the characters in the book, Fanny, and the famous modern pop singer Britney Spears.  Fanny is portrayed to be a very coltish girl.  She goes out with many different boys, and even feels astonished to hear that her friend Lenina only goes out with one boy.  I would not say Spears is as coltish, but it is true that she does have had quite a few boyfriends.  Also, as i read through the chapters, I somewhat feel that Fanny might have some relationship with another girl.  However there is no apparent proof to say that Fanny is a lesbian.  It is actually kind of similar to Spears on this aspect, since Spears has kissed Madonna in an award ceremony in public; and even just some days before Madonna publicly flirts with Spears on Twitter, saying "Kiss me again!"  In addition, Fanny is very addicted to soma, which is the drug from the novel that is used to "eliminate all the feelings and emotions".  In real life, Britney Spears is also very addicted to drugs, and was once caught and put into jail for taking cannabis.  Anyway, I do acknowledge that Britney Spears has great talent on singing and composing music, and also she has decided to become a brand-new person after getting out of the jail.  However, when reading about Fanny in "Brave New World", I do think of Britney Spears as they both share some common characteristics.

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