THE RIGHT TO PARTY?
"Not to mention the right to grow old and ugly and impotent; the right to have syphilis and cancer; the right to have too little to eat, the right to be lousy; the right to live in constant apprehension of what may happen tomorrow; the right to catch typhoid; the right to be tortured by unspeakable pains of every kind." page 240
"Not to mention the right to grow old and ugly and impotent; the right to have syphilis and cancer; the right to have too little to eat, the right to be lousy; the right to live in constant apprehension of what may happen tomorrow; the right to catch typhoid; the right to be tortured by unspeakable pains of every kind." page 240
This may sound a little odd, but the whole time I read this section I couldn't help of thinking about that Beastie Boys' song "Fight for Your Right (To Party)". I honestly have no idea how this relates to the book at all. But I really hope that this song is stuck in your head now and you subsequently have to go on YouTube and watch the music video. Don't worry, I'll make your search shorter. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBShN8qT4lk .
And now I will ramble about how the song and this quote are related...
John has spent his whole life on the outside. He never quite blended in neither society. So when he is told of all these "rights", he understands the true value of each of them. By accepting this, he is able to live a normal life, not one rid of anything bad. He is given the opportunity to rely merely on chance, to provide and care for himself, to party the way he desires. And if his idea of a party is inflicting harm upon himself and then committing suicide, then all I have to say to that is "its his party and he'll die if he wants to."
And now I will ramble about how the song and this quote are related...
John has spent his whole life on the outside. He never quite blended in neither society. So when he is told of all these "rights", he understands the true value of each of them. By accepting this, he is able to live a normal life, not one rid of anything bad. He is given the opportunity to rely merely on chance, to provide and care for himself, to party the way he desires. And if his idea of a party is inflicting harm upon himself and then committing suicide, then all I have to say to that is "its his party and he'll die if he wants to."
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