Brave New World
As man has progressed through the ages, there has been essentially, one purpose. That purpose is to arrive at a utopian society, where everyone is happy, disease is nonexistent, and strife, anger, or sadness is unheard of. This in turn would let 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 desires. In fact, Utopian societies are much worse than those of today are. In a utopian society, the individual, who among others composes the society, is lost in the melting pot of comparison and world in that is uninterested.In the science fiction book Brave New World, we are confronted with a man, Bernard Marx. Bernard is inadequate to his colleges. So he resorts to entertaining himself most evenings, without the company of a woman. This encourages his individual thought, and he realizes that having an independent thought is rewarding. This pushes him 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 curi
All two hundred and fifty beings will be t!he same - they will look alike, talk alike, act alike, have the same job, and generally be the same people inside different media. Huxley presents the ultimate in utopian societies. Bernard brings in the S!avage from outside of the utopian society as an experiment. osity of the society to his advantage, fulfilling his subconscious wish of becoming someone important, a recognized name in the jumble of society. All have the same birth, same upbringing, same lifestyle. Lenina, the supporting role of the novel, is the most pronounced example of the ideal citizen. Any differences are remedied immediately. She adheres to the principles of the society without so much as a second thought. If you spend time alone, or think, you are considered strange, and an outcast. Doing repairs on the outside of a rocket in mid air is a ticklish job. Through hypnopaedia, all of the basic rules of the society are learned by the children, and they learn to repeat and abide by these rules. All is cured artificially through surrogates or drugs.
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