“Patriarchy is a fundamental imbalance underlying society and it's one we rarely address because it's so universal. But as I get older, I see that peace is a product of balance” (Ani DiFranco). Particularly, Aldous Huxley’s utopian reverie supports DiFranco’s claim that patriarchy is an imbalance and shows how it can lead to a dysfunctional and unjust society, even if it may seem that unity and stability prevail. As expressed in Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World”, patriarchy is destructive to society because it makes citizens seem less than human and unworthy of human treatment, promotes violence and is extremely misogynistic.
The environment and circumstances presented in this novel highlight how patriarchy is actually unfavourable to human …show more content…
If one happens to be in the Epsilon caste then they are bound by many more restriction then say an Alpha. Every person in the state is a consumer that only desires food, sex and drugs. As evidently expressed in the following: ““Never put off till to-morrow the fun you can have to-day," she said gravely”. In this quotation the character is referring to a drug called soma. Citizens have become dependant on things such as soma because they have been conditioned by the state to be so ever since they were born. By inducing desires upon citizens they no longer know how to function without them, thus dehumanizing citizens by virtue of eliminating their ability of self-control. Clearly, patriarchy is not beneficial to society as it dehumanizes …show more content…
Additionally, it’s seen how patriarchy promotes violence through the use of Neo-Pavlovian Conditioning. An instance where this is seen is in the following: “The children started, screamed; their faces were distorted with terror… There was something desperate, almost insane, about the sharp spasmodic yelps to which they now gave utterance”. Openly, the world state tortures toddlers in order to condition their minds to conform to their caste placement. Due their conditioning these infants grow with mindsets that suppress their abilities to achieve anything in life that isn’t predetermined by the state. Without a doubt patriarchy is non favourable to human progress and detrimental to society because of its glorification of
The environment and circumstances presented in this novel highlight how patriarchy is actually unfavourable to human …show more content…
If one happens to be in the Epsilon caste then they are bound by many more restriction then say an Alpha. Every person in the state is a consumer that only desires food, sex and drugs. As evidently expressed in the following: ““Never put off till to-morrow the fun you can have to-day," she said gravely”. In this quotation the character is referring to a drug called soma. Citizens have become dependant on things such as soma because they have been conditioned by the state to be so ever since they were born. By inducing desires upon citizens they no longer know how to function without them, thus dehumanizing citizens by virtue of eliminating their ability of self-control. Clearly, patriarchy is not beneficial to society as it dehumanizes …show more content…
Additionally, it’s seen how patriarchy promotes violence through the use of Neo-Pavlovian Conditioning. An instance where this is seen is in the following: “The children started, screamed; their faces were distorted with terror… There was something desperate, almost insane, about the sharp spasmodic yelps to which they now gave utterance”. Openly, the world state tortures toddlers in order to condition their minds to conform to their caste placement. Due their conditioning these infants grow with mindsets that suppress their abilities to achieve anything in life that isn’t predetermined by the state. Without a doubt patriarchy is non favourable to human progress and detrimental to society because of its glorification of