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"The things of the world become more human for us only when we can discuss them with our fellows. We humanize what is going on in the world and in ourselves only by speaking of it, and in the course of speaking of it we learn to be human."

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In an essay of no less than 3 pages double-spaced, trace a theme through three (3) pieces of literature that you have studied this semester in English.  In other words, discuss how these works of literature offer similar insights about what it means to be human by connecting them to the idea(s) in one of the quotes below:

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no one actually learns how to be human/participate in humanity
-don't need art to be alive, but to be living you do
-difference in alive and living
-don't think humans need art but humanity needs it

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-everyone in their world is numb to each other on soma and aren't exposed to literature, art, etc.
-Savage's argument that "they need literature, they need god" and response of they dont need it
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Brave New World
Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World also pushes the question of what being human means and where human-kind would be without art, philosophy, God, and other key components of our society today.

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it takes people to make people; humanity was collectively formed a long time ago and better as culture grew alongside the population. We build off each other and our past

being human is a learned behavior and without discussion and active growth through interaction nothing happens

because  "The things of the world become more human for us only when we can discuss them with our fellows. We humanize what is going on in the world and in ourselves only by speaking of it, and in the course of speaking of it we learn to be human."

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-romantic poetry embodies a lot of human nature. Shows our natural tendencies to make things of the world around us and see beauty in the obvious and subtle
-it was a period of growth for humanity bc everyone was actively growing and building off other works, ideas, etc.
-it's natural for us to explore what it means to be human, but we find the answers in interaction

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They were all well-educated and treated humanely at Hailsham, but at the end when they meet with Ms. Emily and Madame, they're told they would not be the way they are otherwise
-Madame's quote "they think it's natural for them to be this way"
-they carefully planned out their approach to leaving
-Tommy's gallery theory; including that they have obviously have souls
-"of course they are in love"; how do they know what love is how is it obvious
-(281) "Kath, I don't want to be that way in front of you"
-"you poor creatures" (272)
-"You wouldn't be who you are today if we'd not protected you." (268)
-"They tried to convince themselves you weren't really like us. That you were less than human, so it didn't matter." (263)
-"we did it to prove you had souls at all." (260)
-dream future (142) and question identity (139)
-(132) natural intuition
-human competition (129)

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Never Let Me Go
Similar to those in the dystopian universe pictured in Brave New World, the clones featured in Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go are created “unnaturally,” but are raised far differently.

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-even though they came from a different place, they were taught how to be human and thus actively attempt to participate in humanity
-their disappointment, intuition, and other emotions/actions mark human behaviors that they were taught and would not have known otherwise
-they have natural human-like aspects, but if they aren't honed, they won't "blend in"

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-Humanize/personify everything
-only thing on earth to analyze death
-human themes
Example poems

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Romantic Poetry
The Romantic Era shifted poetry toward striving to imitate human life literally, emotionally, and imaginatively.

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The only way to understand the world around us is to openly share the world around us. Humans stand alone in their ability to deeply relate to other humans and express emotion through words. The act of being human and participating in humanity is a learned behavior from other humans; the only way to learn how to be a part of humanity is relating to and speaking with other humans and learning from them. In literature, we can clearly see this expressed in novels and writing that challenge what it means to be human, such as Romantic poetry, "Brave New World," and "Never Let Me Go,"