Brave New World Individualism Analysis

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Is social stability worth the price of giving up your individualism in exchange for a life filled with nothing, but joy? Is this not what everyone thrives for? In the book Brave New World the society that everyone is accustomed makes sure everyone is happy, has a role and title, and there is no crime nor religion. For a society to become a utopia in my opinion, must have these essentials: a society that everyone can be themselves without any worry, crime is a thing of the past, everyone contributes to society and are equal, and everyone lives a long and fulfilling life. Social stability comes with a price along with everything else, and I say that even though it has its advantages, people, along with myself are not ready to give up their rights and lose their individualism to achieve this so called utopia. …show more content…
In the book Brave New World, everyone is born and raised the same way and later changed to the scientists liking, which they call "conditioning". Scientists analyze the development of the embryos and change what is needed to create the ideal person. "Heat conditioning....hot tunnels alternated with cool tunnels.coolness was wedded to discomfort in the form of hard x-rays.....They were predestined to emigrate to the tropics."(pg.14-15) Scientists change temperatures, which in return, condition them to work more efficiently in specific environments in addition to that, the embryos then are raised to hate certain things, such as books and nature to prevent them from traveling and truly learning what the director and other scientists are doing. In the society that we live in everyone is unique and diverse, we all come from different backgrounds, have different beliefs, and have a completely distinct way of

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