Brave New World Karl Marx
In the beginning we learn all about this new, modern world, where this story takes place. A world without emotion. A world where infants are produced in factories. All of this just to control the useless factors and to do what is best for the people. A place where it is acceptable for individuals to escape reality for countless hours. A society where it is nothing but common to engage in innumerable sexual acts. A world very different from the one we live in today. People are divided into classes and everybody is the same. Being unique doesn’t exist in this world and there is no such thing as being your own individual. All of this for the better good. There is no being different and most of the people are brainwashed. Raised to believe different
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He was raised with the same beliefs and was trained the same way. However, he was still much different from the others. What makes him unique is that he is very passionate about defining individualism. One example, specifically from the novel, is that he defines being free as having the ability to feel sad. On the other hand, the others (such as Lenina), believe that being free is how they are living now. They do not know anything but that feeling and that is what is considered normal. The author, Aldous Huxley, really incorporates ambition in this novel. The ambition of Bernard Marx. Although he fails at the end, Bernard goes to great extremes to begin his journey in regards to individualism. His ambition is very obvious and he seems to be on the right track. He had impacted many lives during his way, for example, John (the Savage) and Linda. His ambition seemed to have had a negative impact on himself at the end. Or rather, something else, more important, got in the way. This was popularity. He used the Savage as a passage to rise socially and excel in that area. By this act, the author is conveying the message that things don’t always end the way expected. Things can get in the way and don’t always necessarily have positive impacts on both one’s self and on others. Not every ending is a happy ending and sometimes selfishness can change the course of events. This is exactly what the author made happen with Bernard. His selfishness got in the way, and although he was off to a good start, he failed miserably at the
He was raised with the same beliefs and was trained the same way. However, he was still much different from the others. What makes him unique is that he is very passionate about defining individualism. One example, specifically from the novel, is that he defines being free as having the ability to feel sad. On the other hand, the others (such as Lenina), believe that being free is how they are living now. They do not know anything but that feeling and that is what is considered normal. The author, Aldous Huxley, really incorporates ambition in this novel. The ambition of Bernard Marx. Although he fails at the end, Bernard goes to great extremes to begin his journey in regards to individualism. His ambition is very obvious and he seems to be on the right track. He had impacted many lives during his way, for example, John (the Savage) and Linda. His ambition seemed to have had a negative impact on himself at the end. Or rather, something else, more important, got in the way. This was popularity. He used the Savage as a passage to rise socially and excel in that area. By this act, the author is conveying the message that things don’t always end the way expected. Things can get in the way and don’t always necessarily have positive impacts on both one’s self and on others. Not every ending is a happy ending and sometimes selfishness can change the course of events. This is exactly what the author made happen with Bernard. His selfishness got in the way, and although he was off to a good start, he failed miserably at the