Huxley once said, “It is easier to write negative than positive” (Aldous Huxley). Brave New World certainly outlines the negative attributes of society when it illustrates how technology and drugs can overpowers the human spirit and emotions. I feel Huxley conveys his predictions of future drug use, sexual promiscuity, and brainwashing by having his characters use the drug “Soma” to go on virtual holidays, experience extreme sexual freedoms at all ages, and accept mandated “Hypnopedia” or sleep teaching for the young. The roots of Huxley’s dystopian society are all about controlling the masses through forcing conformity in a world that chants, “Everyone belonging to everyone” (Huxley 121). Yet in my opinion happiness in Brave New World is artificial in comparison to More’s more natural state of happiness. Because Huxley gives a sense of doom and gloom that is a part of a man made happiness, his world seems bizarre and full of sarcasm to me. The absurd new world, however, may be a reflection of how Huxley actually feels. I think he may feel over come with fear of what the future may bring and this fear comes out through his
Huxley once said, “It is easier to write negative than positive” (Aldous Huxley). Brave New World certainly outlines the negative attributes of society when it illustrates how technology and drugs can overpowers the human spirit and emotions. I feel Huxley conveys his predictions of future drug use, sexual promiscuity, and brainwashing by having his characters use the drug “Soma” to go on virtual holidays, experience extreme sexual freedoms at all ages, and accept mandated “Hypnopedia” or sleep teaching for the young. The roots of Huxley’s dystopian society are all about controlling the masses through forcing conformity in a world that chants, “Everyone belonging to everyone” (Huxley 121). Yet in my opinion happiness in Brave New World is artificial in comparison to More’s more natural state of happiness. Because Huxley gives a sense of doom and gloom that is a part of a man made happiness, his world seems bizarre and full of sarcasm to me. The absurd new world, however, may be a reflection of how Huxley actually feels. I think he may feel over come with fear of what the future may bring and this fear comes out through his