Felicia and Leandra 4B

QN 2 : Marriage is a universal institution that will stand the test of time. Do you agree?

We believe that marriage is a universal institution that will not stand the test of time. Although it is true that if a couple truly loves each other, and they would want to get married and be together, society’s attitude towards marriage has been increasingly flippant. In Brave New World, Fanny tells Lenina that “ you know how strongly the D.H.C. would object to anything intense or long-drawn. Four months of Henry Foster, without having another man -  why he’d be furious if he knew..” The Brave New World is set in the future and gives an insight as to what the future might be like. In the book, Fanny was shocked to hear that Lenina has been dating a guy for four months - which seems like a very long time for them. There are similar trends in the way we live such as a very mechanized workplace. Also, in the U.S., the marriage rates have also dropped drastically, from 92.3% in 1920 to 31.1% in 2013. It would not be surprising if our take on marriage starts to be like theirs, if it already has not.  Moreover, in today’s society there are sites such as Ashleymadison which promote affairs, with “Life is short, have an affair” as their slogan. It encourages married couples to cheat on each other and commit adultery. With such websites that disregard marriage as something that should be treasured, as well as marriage rates already decreasing drastically, it is unlikely that marriage will stand the test of time.