II 26 April 2006 Brave New World: Utopia? When one envisions a utopian society‚ religion‚ the prevailing presence of social class segregation‚ and abusive drug use are not typically part of such a surreal picture. These attributes of society‚ which are generally the leading causes of discontent among its members‚ are more so the flaws an idealist would stray from in concocting such hypothesis for a more "perfect" world; not so for Aldous Huxley. In his novel‚ Brave New World‚ these ideals are
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Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World is a work of science fiction‚ but it is not a work about the dangers of science. Huxley himself says in the forward to the novel that "the theme of Brave New World is not the advancement of science as such; it is the advancement of science as it affects human individuals" (Huxley xi). In the novel‚ Huxley shows that science itself is dangerous and that the true goal of the World State’s research is to advance consumer technology—the aspect of science that directly
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What is totalitarianism? Totalitarianism is a form of government in which the government completely reminisced one’s individuality and freedom. In Aldous Huxley’s novel‚ “Brave New World‚” totalitarianism is perfectly demonstrated in which humans are scientifically made and have no control over their desired purpose on earth. Totalitarianism is also seen in George Orwell’s novel‚ “1984‚” where the government has eyes on everything. This means there is no privacy what so ever. The uncontrolled power
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In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley freedom comes in many different forms. For many in this story‚ freedom is an inconceivable idea. Each moment in their life has been conditioned from birth to the exact specifications made by the rulers to ensure total and complete complacent happiness. This book however shows almost every side to this society. It shows the side of the successful‚ unhappy or not; the abandoned‚ one loving and one hating society; and the people in between. For each character comes
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to have a single affect on a society; however‚ it provides an image on society that is completely different. Often times‚ in order to comprehend the realism of today’s society and the point that the author tries to make in presenting its flaws‚ the writer must distort reality. In doing this he urges the reader to entertain in the deep thought process that forces them to realize the reality of a situation based on society and individuals. In the novel Brave New World‚ Aldous Huxley‚ the idea of
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between the other stories. After I have read “Brave New World”‚ I was happy to have made this choice because It was nice to read it. The book has a great story that is well written by Leonard Huxley. “Brave New World” is a book about a future world. I think that it is very difficult to write about something in the future because your imagination has to be huge. Huxley has written this book in 1932‚ but the information is still recently. About his created world are there nowadays questions about the ethical
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In the novel Brave New World‚ Aldous Huxley creates a dystopia where technology is used to stabilize a country. Constant conditioning and subconsciously forced beliefs‚ applied by the World State‚ are enforced on the youth of the “Brave New World.” Huxley uses multiple literary devices to persuade the reader that truth in a society is more important than happiness. In this novel it seems that people in this society are generally happy. However‚ it is not considered true happiness because individuals
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majority of society. This is evident as Preston awakens from a dream that affects him severely on an emotional level. He then starts to feel guilty after looking out the window towards the city‚ the view captivates him and this sparks even further emotion. To quickly snap out of this unacceptable behaviour in his society‚ as well as government related fear‚ he attempts to inject more prozium but stops when he views himself in the bathroom mirrors reflection. Lenina‚ from Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World
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The tragic‚ yet fascinating book‚ Brave New World describes what the world would look like if technology had taken hold of our human nature and had man kind bound to it in every aspect. The book is an exaggerated version of what could potentially happen‚ but the message is clear. We must be vigilant when using technology. Using it for good is the goal‚ but one must use it in moderation or one could become separated from others‚ nature or even God. The larges example of the separation that covers
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Throughout the course of our live lifetime‚ we learn‚ experience and explore new things that we aren’t familiar with. And as humans we thrive to do things that are said to be impossible‚ but then proven to not be. Therefore how do humans overcome the obstacles that are challenged through their path to solve these problems? The answer is you have to take substantial risk to understand and if it didn’t work the first time you’d have to take bigger risks the next. In other words you couldn’t understand
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