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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Essay In the perfect society‚ man does not need to resort to drugs to keep society in balance. But in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World‚ society is based on keeping everyone happy‚ and if for some reason someone becomes unhappy then there is always soma‚ the "perfect" drug. The entire society is based upon conditioned responses and predestination‚ where the individual does what is expected and does it well. The soma helps to keep the society moving‚ always working to keep production
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A person who is raised in a religious home is very likely to have different moral standards than to a person who was never taught a religion. The surrounding which a person is grown up in is what shapes and prompts one’s principles. In Brave New World‚ by Aldous Huxley‚ John’s surroundings shape and change the morals he grew up with in the Reservation and the ones he was prompted by in the civilized London; which shows us the theme of culture prompting morals. Since John was a child he was introduced
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Conformity: To Not Be Your True Self In Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World‚ Huxley creates a futuristic world governed by conformity and submission to society. Citizens of this World State are conditioned to follow a set lifestyle determined at birth in order to create a stable civilization. However‚ there is still some form of individuality in each person‚ specifically in the characters Bernard‚ Lenina‚ and Linda. Within each of these characters‚ their difference in personality does not fit
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protagonist Scout endures hardships and through the experiences‚ discovers what she stands for and who she is. Similarly‚ Mahatma Gandhi discovers his role in society and his morals through the adversities in South America. Lastly‚ in the book Brave New World‚ the hardships of the protagonist Bernard Marx causes him to identify himself based on who he actually is as opposed to what was assigned to him. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Scout Finch‚ a young girl‚ faces adversity throughout the story
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Imagine living in a world where everybody is happy. In a normal society one might believe this is impossible to achieve; in the story‚ Brave New World it has been successfully achieved. Pain‚ jealousy‚ and negative emotions are things that people in this society do not have to worry about. Everybody in the World State is happy‚ because of Soma‚ there are no negative emotions‚ and because there is no individuality. Soma makes people feel happy. In the novel it states‚ “The warm‚ the richly coloured
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Huxley’s novel‚ Brave New World‚ thoroughly projects a utopian society through The World State; however‚ through various characters‚ Huxley reveals how the reality of the World State is far from perfect. In this society‚ happiness is key to stability which is certainly the ultimate goal. For many years the inhabitants of The World State have established laws in order to stimulate a utopian society. Consequently‚ individuality is forbidden‚ including the freedom of being alone. The World State creates
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In World State‚ the citizens sacrifice real feelings and emotional attachments to gain stability. However‚ sacrificing real feelings and emotion for social stability is not right because without real feelings and emotion people feel like they have no freedom‚ in addition to having no emotions or feelings‚ they have no family because there is no emotion. Therefore‚ no one really cares for you. Another thing‚ is that there is really no meaning of life without feelings or emotion. Feelings and emotion
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Brave New World Essay James Ringley Period-3B In Brave New World‚ by Aldous Huxley‚ Linda experiences the effects of exile after she becomes lost and forgotten at a savage reservation. Due to Linda being from civilization‚ she is an outcast among the savages and frequently made fun of. Despite her exile being an alienating experience‚ it allows her to do things that would normally be prohibited in civilization. While Linda was with the savages she was unable to convince them to allow her into
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Isolation from the New World and the Reservation Can the upbringing of a person distinguish one from the society one lives in? In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World‚ John faces isolation in both societies that he belongs to. Linda‚ Shakespeare‚ and the Malpais religion create a discrepancy between the New World and the Reservation leaving John as an outsider from both. Throughout John’s childhood Linda played the role of his mother. Despite being his mother‚ Linda considered John an omen. Instead
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