A Better New World
The Brave New World was a failed attempt at paradise. It’s failure came about the
classic casus belli that the ends justify the means. When you have the impossible end
of perfection, you have the impossible means of oppression. The very idea of perfection
is just a lullaby that sends our brains into slumber, allowing it, and by extension, us the
ability to ignore the fact that perfection is impossible. The very attempt to create
perfection could be considered a certifiable act of insanity, as it is something we
continue to strive for as if reality is going to change. Though it wouldn’t be as insane to
strive for greatness as opposed to perfection.
Imagine if we changed the dream, from utopia to paradise. Instead of …show more content…
What has been said by them has
carried over into the modern society. People nowadays are more open and more
honest. In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World family is considered taboo and disgusting.
In the modern world we have begun to consider family less important. That doesn’t
mean we don’t value family, we are just beginning to view everyone as friends as we
begin to value everyone in our lives as a part of a much larger family. The Brave New
World has basically gotten rid of religion within its society. Our world has become less
and less religious each year as more and more theists give birth to non-theists. This is
not the result of abolition of religion, this is instead the result of freedom of choice. As
we take into account our ability to question the beliefs of our elders, rebel against their
attempts to force that belief upon us and be open to the endless possibilities that lie
forth. The Brave New World is a very sexual world with orgies in place of church. While
we haven’t gone as far as to say “everyone belongs to everyone else”, we have
definitely become more open to sexuality. This is a good thing however, because sex
The Brave New World was a failed attempt at paradise. It’s failure came about the
classic casus belli that the ends justify the means. When you have the impossible end
of perfection, you have the impossible means of oppression. The very idea of perfection
is just a lullaby that sends our brains into slumber, allowing it, and by extension, us the
ability to ignore the fact that perfection is impossible. The very attempt to create
perfection could be considered a certifiable act of insanity, as it is something we
continue to strive for as if reality is going to change. Though it wouldn’t be as insane to
strive for greatness as opposed to perfection.
Imagine if we changed the dream, from utopia to paradise. Instead of …show more content…
What has been said by them has
carried over into the modern society. People nowadays are more open and more
honest. In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World family is considered taboo and disgusting.
In the modern world we have begun to consider family less important. That doesn’t
mean we don’t value family, we are just beginning to view everyone as friends as we
begin to value everyone in our lives as a part of a much larger family. The Brave New
World has basically gotten rid of religion within its society. Our world has become less
and less religious each year as more and more theists give birth to non-theists. This is
not the result of abolition of religion, this is instead the result of freedom of choice. As
we take into account our ability to question the beliefs of our elders, rebel against their
attempts to force that belief upon us and be open to the endless possibilities that lie
forth. The Brave New World is a very sexual world with orgies in place of church. While
we haven’t gone as far as to say “everyone belongs to everyone else”, we have
definitely become more open to sexuality. This is a good thing however, because sex