Conflicts In Brave New World

Superior Essays
Brave New World Reveals Common Modern Conflicts Aldous Huxley was a successful novelist in the early to mid nineteen hundreds with Brave New World and many non-fictional novels. Earlier on in Huxley’s career he edited for magazines, such as, Oxford Poetry and published short stories and poetry. It wasn’t until after well into his mid career that he published some of his most successful works like Brave New World in 1932. Huxley wrote Brave New World with the impact of the great depression and the industrial revolution. He took everyday aspects during those times and brought them all to their extremes. This concept seems to be taken from what the industrial revolution would have been like if it continued at the same rate it was going during …show more content…
In the novel the author mentions how only a small amount of people go visit the reservation because they need consent and nobody even wants to go. Lenina wasn’t fond of Barnard 's decision to go there but when she did she was completely disgusted. “Ford! Ford! It was too revolting, in another moment she’d be sick” (107). This was Lenina’s reaction to seeing Linda because she was old. The citizens of the World state believe that there is no reason to want to visit such a horrible place, when in reality the World state is much worse. The reservation has no technological advancements and is essentially stuck in time. “The dirt, to start with, the piles of rubbish, the dust, the dogs, the files” (98). This shows that the savage reserve isn’t up to date with modern technology and most of its population have stuck to their roots and beliefs. Through they eyes of a World state citizen it is just a place that some very odd people would go to visit for fun, even though the average citizen (Lenina) would have no fun in the sort at all. Out of Bernard 's curiosity they go visit and this is where the reader is able to really see the difference between the two worlds. For example, in the World state everyone is conditioned to hate the outdoors and nature but the population of the savage reservation have stuck to their beliefs and are one with it. They have old practices and traditions that seem to distress, disgust, or even scare Lenina. Bernard takes these observations but still had an obvious amount of discomfort. “He was too startled; but he made an effort to seem unmoved” (99). This shows that even though Bernard feels like an outcast, he is still truly just another citizen brainwashed by the world

Related Documents

  • Great Essays

    Brave New World is a novel that encompases what it means to be a utopian society. A seemingly perfect world full of happiness, ease, and encouraged pleasure. Everything is uniform, decided and precise. Everyone fits a specific mold. Those who stray however, are set aside and exiled.…

    • 1503 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Neil Postman, a contemporary critic, contrast George Orwell’s vision of the future with Aldous Huxley vision of the future. In other to do this Postman uses the ideas expressed in 1984 by Orwell and Huxley’s novel Brave New World. Postman believes that Huxley’s vision is more relevant today than Orwell's vision is. Huxley believed that people will love their oppression, and Orwell believes that society will be overcomed by an externally imposed oppression. Huxley displays this through the novel Brave New World which he displays a dystopian society that is only truly understood by some.…

    • 736 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    Huxley develops a warning about the structure of societies by showing how the society in Brave New World creates a loss of individuality, creativity, and freedom of thought, while also misusing technology. In addition to this, he uses imagery and allusions to highlight the negative effect these things have on the citizens of Brave New World. In Brave New World, Huxley warns readers against a loss of individuality as well as a loss of deep personal relationships. By mass producing twins, manipulating embryos, and conditioning children, this society has done away with individuality.…

    • 2543 Words
    • 11 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Improved Essays

    In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, there is an all new fascinating and compelling view that allows the readers to have a whole new and imaginary insight on Huxley’s world. Throughout the course of the book, I as the reader, was astonished and amazed at how Huxley pictures the world in the future with new and overbearing technology and thoughts. Just a few of the outrageous new advances in technology seen in this book are hypnopaedia, soma, etc. The characters in this book work towards trying to be their own individuals in a community where they have multiple clones and everyone thinks the same. There are some differences as well as similarities between the book and the world in which we live in today.…

    • 1048 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Decent Essays

    In this chapter, Bernard asks Lenina to go to the roof with him, where he asks her to go to the Savage reservation. The savage reservation is a very significant part of this book. The savages are the Native Americans, and they are barely considered human beings. In our world today, the Natives are equally as discriminated. They are mistreated and considered less.…

    • 208 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Huxley forewarns us about becoming too reliant on technology and science which will change the way we think and therefore make us gradually less human. Huxley is cautioning us by using this novel as a tool to explore the various political and social issues by means of literary devices. For example, he uses symbolism to explore a society’s vulnerability and imagery to a society’s reliance on technology and science. Huxley addresses to these issues (political and social) that have been and probably still will be a problem and topic in society contributes to the meaning of this work as a whole. Aldous Huxley’s literary work Brave New World will never be out of style or outdated because the issues addressed will always be an issue within any…

    • 465 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    “The times have changed” they say, but what's so different in our society to the past. I see nothing but repetition. Just phone's changing shapes, teens still rebelling, the poor still being poor , corruption among our government and the list goes on. Aldous Huxley the writer of the novel Brave New World the person in my opinion came up the whole idea times are changing.…

    • 946 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    In the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Huxley is describing the new generation as too advanced in technology. Huxley uses literary devices such as diction, imagery, and language to create the satiric nature of the novel. The advancement of technology described by Huxley led society to depend on drugs, technology, and have broken relationships. Huxley use of words can be used to relate Brave New World to some similar problems that were happening during his time, the 1930’s.…

    • 896 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Brave New World Comparison

    • 1195 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Compare and Contrast Essay Through the imagination and creativity of the author Aldous Huxley one is exposed to a controlled society hundreds of years into the future. A world comprised of mind controlling stimulants and impressive technological advancements involving the creation of humans surrounds this futures civilization. Although the author had developed this world multiple decades ago, many of his implied predictions to the future are surprisingly accurate in today’s world. In Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World he exposes the reader to a futuristic society both distinct and similar to today’s modern world; this seen through the use of mind controlling stimulants and the creation of humans.…

    • 1195 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Like the other two main characters, Bernard has in his possession something that makes him different from his peers in the World State. Apparently, the rumor spread throughout the book is that, "somebody made a mistake... and put alcohol into his blood-surrogate. That's why he's so stunted" (46, Huxley). The Caste System of the World State is based on two main principles, mental capacity and a slight "prejudice in favour of size" which determined "social superiority" (65,…

    • 448 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    In the beginning of the novel, the story seems to be centred around Bernard until a character named John comes along. As John’s character is introduced we can see how his life, morals, and thoughts are completely different from what is considered normal civilization. The three character traits that best describe John is, Rebellious, Religious, and Contrite. John’s actions and thoughts in the story show how these three character traits are relevant and important to the development of John’s character. The first character trait of John is rebellious, John grew up on a savage reserve (“Malpais”) and is considered a total outcast.…

    • 1152 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    In the novel Brave New World, written by Aldous Huxley and published in 1932, the author portrays a dystopian society that is built upon new reproductive technology, sleep-hypnotization, psychological manipulation, and conditioning. Huxley uses many different themes to show the ways of the people in this new society, and to show the reader the way these people truly think and feel. One of the most important themes of this novel is the misuse of technology and science and how harmful it can be to society when the government has control over all of the technology. In the first chapter, Huxley takes us to the reproductive center of the World State, immediately portraying the dehumanization of the citizens in this society.…

    • 571 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Society has a huge influence on whom people are and what people become. They have impacted in people's view on what is right or wrong and people's perspective. Many citizens want to break free from society including Bernard, John and Helmholtz. Bernard is an outcast and disagrees with the ideals of society. Society makes people take a drug called soma, but Bernard does not agree with society's control on how people should feel.…

    • 866 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The Brave New World by Aldous Huxley can relate to today’s society in several ways. Society is advancing rapidly and as society advances more, more things can relate to the Brave New World. For example, they use helicopters as we use cars today everyone has a helicopter and everyone has a car it is a normal thing to have. The classes determine a lot in the brave new world such as if they can or cannot get a helicopter, and whether or not soma is rationed or not also how good of a job, they have.…

    • 234 Words
    • 1 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    In 1932, Europe encountered a huge chaos due to the Great Depression originated from America. Homeless people were everywhere and middle classes were facing bankruptcy. Governments’ power were declining; therefore, people sought for a more competent government. A 38-year old British man, Aldous Huxley, was worried. Inspired by the invention of the first Ford Car, he thought such government would rule with a high-tech method instead of military to save countries from corrupting.…

    • 1520 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Superior Essays