Brave New World Happiness Quotes

What is true happiness? This is an important question that is related to Brave New World, a novel by Aldous Huxley. This book was written right after the first automobile was mass-produced, the Model T Ford. This assembly line production sparked Aldous' mind into thinking if humans were produced in the same way. When Aldous imagined this he thought that the world would be quite different and he decided to write a satire on present day culture. He thought that a world like this would be in a certain state of happiness. The residents of World State A.F. 632 are not truly happy. Instead they live a life of instant gratification, or a fleeting moment of happiness that ends quickly. Also they have no adversities in their life so they are never truly
They prefer, due to conditioning, many bits of instant gratification over one, long smooth happiness. The major reason that people believe they're happy is because they have a lot of sex that is instant gratification if you don't love your partner. The entire culture of World State AF 632 is based around sex that is used to make people think they are happy and keep moral high. "And I had six girls last week. One of Monday, two of Tuesday"¦" (156). This quote is Bernard Marx boasting to Helmoltz about how many girls he had. Another idea that this quote suggests is that Bernard, like the rest of the society basis happiness around sex and this is shown by how he brags about the girls. In this world one would never brag about how beautiful the ocean or forest is. Also illustrated by this quote is how no one truly loves his or her partner. Bernard refers to his encounters as girls and not even by their names, just "girls." The people of the World State like this but they didn't have a choice. Kids are conditioned to like instant gratification over a loving one at a young age. The garden scene, on pages 31-32, depicts young children are playing in a sexual way at a very young age so as they grow up they expect this to continue. This is one of the major ways people are conditioned to like instant gratification over a loving relationship. The sexual games at an early age are a positive encouragement but there is
No one, except for those who question society, loves each other in the World State. Without love sex is only instant gratification but if a person sincerely loves someone then sex just builds on your happiness because now you have a special connection. In the World State if a person had someone then one might wave to them or say hello but that person doesn't have a special connection or love for each other. Bernard asks Lenina if she'd like to be happy in her own special way (91). This is where Bernard hints to her that a single loving couple could be happy in their own special way instead of the promiscuous life style of the rest of the World State. Another difference between sex as a loving couple and sex with someone whom you barley know is the bond you share. No one in the World State truly loves one another so it is impossible to arise past the instant gratification that sex gives you and actually have a loving bond. This inability to get a higher sense of happiness prevents people from being truly happy. Bernard isn't confined to this level and tries to enjoy Lenina without having sex. On page 89 he shows her the ocean and tries to show her its beauty. Lenina however was conditioned to hate nature and prefer instant gratification so she is very uncomfortable in the situation. In order for there to be true happiness there also must be true