Changing Worlds
Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy is a novel in which the protagonist, Julian West, is able to experience a whole new century through a deep, mesmerizing sleep. He is hypnotized one day in the middle 1800’s before he goes to sleep. When Julian awakes, he finds himself back in Boston, but in the year 2000 and in a completely different society. As he experiences the new ways of life such as a new government controlled industry, free higher education for all, and an equal distribution of the common wealth, he begins to like this new utopian society. Bellamy predicts many different ways of life in his then futuristic and radical novel, creating two completely contrasting environments. The twentieth century brought with it many economic changes, including the elimination of private ownership of businesses. The new government now controls all of industrial America and the marketplace. Competition between businesses has been wiped out completely, and successful business now runs off cooperation. This system works well with supply and d
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Julian West, Edward Bellamy, Looking Backward, Competition United, utopian society, looking backward, competition businesses, businesses government, corrupt government, rich poor, edward bellamy,
Approximate Word count = 712
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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