"so long as the three great problems of the century--the degradation of man through.
pauperism, the corruption of woman through hunger, the crippling of children through.
lack of light--are unsolved.books of the nature of Les Miserables cannot fail to be of.
use." Hugo is stating that there will never be a true equality among all people because of.
the ignorance displayed by certain individuals as taught by the oftentimes corrupt society.
A great example of this inequality is the current situation pertaining to today's work.
force.
The economic state of the nation right now is teetering; it is unstable and finding.
a job can be quite difficult, especially for minorities. After the incidents occurring on.
September 11th, it was very tough for those of mideastern descent to find jobs. They.
were looked at as the "enemy" by ignorant people who had images of "evil" Arabs.
pounded into their heads by the media. But who controls the media? Society. Society.
dictates our beliefs. They tell us what to do at all times, and we do not even notice. It is.
as though we are trapped in Orwell's 1984. If we think outside of the norms, we are.
outcasts--traitors even. It is ridiculous. .
We blind ourselves with American ideals like freedom, however, we, the middle.
class, are nowhere near free. We actually live in a dictatorship, except our dictator does.
not wear brown suits, combat boots or a Swastika. Our dictator is not even one person,.
but rather one idea--the idea of society deciding what is taboo and what is not. Society as.
a whole is ignorant and this "blissful ignorance" cannot be easily eradicated for too many.
people have fallen victim to it. They are happy denying their fellow man jobs based on.
race. They do not question. They do not even think for themselves. Sad isn't it?.