Identity Crisis

essentially, one purpose. That purpose is to arrive at a utopian

society, where everyone is happy, disease is nonexistent, and strife,

anger, or sadness are unheard of. Only happiness exists. But when

confronted with Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, we come to realize

that this is not, in fact, what the human soul really craves. In fact,

Utopian societies are much worse than those of today. In a utopian

society, the individual, who among others composes the society, is

lost in the melting pot of semblance and world of uninterest.

In the science fiction book Brave New World, we are confronted with a

man, Bernard Marx. Bernard is inadequate to his collegues. So he

resorts to entertaining himself most evenings, without the company of

a woman. This encourages his individual thought, and he realizes that

independent thought is rewarding, and that he must strive to become a

real individual. Although this is true to a certain extent, Bernard

does not realize that he would much rather attain social recognition.

At least, not until the opportunity presents itself. Thus, through a

series of events, Bernard uses the curiosity of the society to his

. . .