Brave New World Essay
The novel Brave New World was written by Aldous Huxley in 1932. Huxley's tale of a genetically engineered future society that used drugs and believed in promiscuous sexual relations would go on to become what some called a "Great Book". Brave New World was interesting, at some points odd, but always intriguing. Huxley crafted a piece of literature which included passages and chapters that are very odd and "racy" even in today's day in age, not to mention 1932. He pushed the envelope, and came out with what would become a classic novel. One may believe that Brave New World became a classic due to the general craziness of the basic plot, or due to Huxley's startlingly accurate predictions of the future (ie: Genetic Engineering, World War II, etc.). One must believe that these are the two reasons that this novel became a classic, because there are several inconsistencies in the plot and structure of Brave New World. As Brave New World progresses into what some would call "the body" or "conflict" of the novel, Bernard has become the main character for the time. Bernard begins to question the very base and structure of the society in which he lives. His in
Brave New World has a minor writing inconsistency. When John's life on the reservation was described, it was noted that the people were self sufficient, but it was not really described as a "pure" Native American civilization. dependent thoughts, ideas, and plans begin to take over his life and his actions. In the final chapter as the lighthouse and John's new life is being introduced, Huxley goes into great detail when describing the situation. The problem with this is that in earlier chapters Huxley told of John's brilliance and intelligence. Bernard Marx becomes very erratic in the way he carries himself and in his overall disposition. It is true; Brave New World is a classic and a Great Book. Once John moves into the lighthouse, he begins to act like a native American, but Huxley never really did say that John had the know how to live in such a way. Huxley projects John's final days as him acting as a native American that one would read about in books or see in old movies, entirely self sufficient, very spiritual, and lacking in modern intelligence. As the novel starts to wrap itself up, John progressively loses his mind and touch with reality. It is also true that Brave New World contains some inconsistencies and causes a few problems for the reader. By describing John in the way that he! does, Huxley makes it very hard for the reader to picture John doing some of these things. However, if such problems exist in this novel and it is still considered a Great Book, one should realize how great this literary work must be to be considered a classic, even despite its flaws. It is true that he came from somewhat of a primitive civilization, but in the end John is almost brought down to the equivalent of a cave man. Up until the final chapters, Huxley uses detail to help the reader picture the civilization that he is telling of, but he does not go into any real depth with his descriptions (as perhaps an Ernest Hemingway would).
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