Happiness In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World

On the other hand Huxley’s background is centered in fear of man falling victim to technology instead of controlling it (Among The Ruins). Huxley uses sarcasms to describe what is happening in the 1930’s with respect to the direction of science and the formation of moral ideas. Huxley’s fear of masses and wanting to do something to warn the masses is why he wrote (Aldous Huxley). He felt that the things that actually made people happy were inferior to the culture that he respected (Aldous Huxley). By understanding the authors’ points of view during the period they wrote their novels, the comparison of the three major aspects of the works becomes more clear. Happiness is present in both societies, but I feel More’s pursuits are found in …show more content…
Huxley once said, “It is easier to write negative than positive” (Aldous Huxley). Brave New World certainly outlines the negative attributes of society when it illustrates how technology and drugs can overpowers the human spirit and emotions. I feel Huxley conveys his predictions of future drug use, sexual promiscuity, and brainwashing by having his characters use the drug “Soma” to go on virtual holidays, experience extreme sexual freedoms at all ages, and accept mandated “Hypnopedia” or sleep teaching for the young. The roots of Huxley’s dystopian society are all about controlling the masses through forcing conformity in a world that chants, “Everyone belonging to everyone” (Huxley 121). Yet in my opinion happiness in Brave New World is artificial in comparison to More’s more natural state of happiness. Because Huxley gives a sense of doom and gloom that is a part of a man made happiness, his world seems bizarre and full of sarcasm to me. The absurd new world, however, may be a reflection of how Huxley actually feels. I think he may feel over come with fear of what the future may bring and this fear comes out through his