Humanity In Brave New World

From day one, humanity has depended on something to provide answers for the unexplainable or the unusual. Some greater being to serve, as if their only purpose on Earth was to serve. In “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley, it is shown what happens when the government decides technology to be the “greater being” that humanity depends on. They gave people solace after the war, leaving behind the old world and creating a new one. A new stable and ‘civilized’ society where emotions barely exist, sex is a recreational activity and everyone is in a constant state of ‘ignorant bliss’. The people are stripped of their humanity, all in the name of creating a long lasting and stable society. In the words of the Controller himself, “Universal happiness keeps the wheels steadily turning; truth and …show more content…
While there are multiple themes present throughout the book, they all seem to come to make one main point, which is that in order to create a stable long lasting society,, humans can only have value as a community.

The government learned from the mistakes made in the old world and fixed them to ensure world peace for as long as possible. They rewrite the societal norms so that the people can indulge in their pleasures without feeling guilty or judged. The people have jobs at a relatively young age, so they are responsible, but their main priority in life is to constantly have fun and be happy. Bernard Marx had made a statement to the effect of “adults intellectually and during working hours...infants where feeling and desire are concerned”. So while they may be able to function without micromanagement, they are still impulsive and they become followers. Soma is the main culprit for this as it gives the people