A Brave New World Quote Analysis

The Age of Revolt Recently, United States citizens swarmed to the cinemas for a chance to watch in horrified fascination as fictional dystopias were projected in front of them. One must ask themselves, where does this obsession originate from? What is the appeal? Some may conclude it is just fascination at the idea of such a horrible society. After reading Aldous Huxley’s, Brave New World, the reader might wonder: is the fear stricken into said movie-goers coming from the fear that we could be on a similar path? “’District Twelve. Where you can starve to death in safety,’ I mutter. Then I glance quickly over my shoulder. Even here, in the middle of nowhere, you worry someone might overhear you.” The preceding quote is from the wildly popular book, The Hunger Games and is meant to convey the image of citizens living in fear of their dissatisfaction with the government getting them killed. This story, along with others such as Divergent and The Purge shocks the audience, but while its popularity is rising in today’s culture, it most certainly isn’t a new idea. In 1932, Huxley portrayed the problems that arise with the idealistic naivety that comes with the pursuit for utopia, and gave perspective to the frighteningly possible future during Nazi Germany, thus making readers wonder if …show more content…
The Capitol could be compared to the rich nations of the world, including the United States, while the Districts represent the poor nations such as Haiti, Nepal, Cambodia, and more. Are these movies nothing more than a caricature of the world we live in? Admittedly, we don’t live in a perfect society, however, in comparison, we are the lucky ones. We live on top of a mountain of food, medical care, and frivolous technology whose sole purpose is entertainment while other nations suffer. One percent of the world’s population controls nearly half of the planet’s