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. Lenina reinforces this throughout the novel when she says, "Everyone belongs to everyone else" (43). Even the state motto of "Community, Identity, Stability" shows …show more content…
In the first chapter, the phrase "straight from the horse 's mouth" is repeated, Foster states that "any cow" could hatch out embryos, and that "Rams wrapped in theremogene beget no lambs" (4, 13, 5). When John sees his mother for the last time in the hospital, he describes the children 's staring at Linda with "the stupid curiosity of animals" and the group of identical twins seemed like "maggots" to John (202, 201). Even though civilization usually is seen to raise man above animals and make him less primitive and savage, Huxley is showing the opposite. In the argument between John and Mond, Mond says, "Nice tame animals, anyhow" (219). Animals can be controlled and in this way the people of Brave New World are like animals or pets. They have no freedom. While John realizes this and condemns the people for it, the citizens view him in pretty much the same way. During the end of the book, they even go as far as throwing food at John "as to an ape" (255). They are so entertained by his suffering and pain not only because they have never experienced it before but because they don’t see John as an actual human being, but as an animal. Another literary element that Huxley uses to show how society should be structured is allusions, especially of William Shakespeare. Huxley incorporates Shakespeare throughout the novel by using John. When John is interested in Lenina, he says, "But some kinds of baseness are nobly undergone" (190). Which is an allusion to The Tempest, one of Shakespeare 's works, and shows the difference between the citizens of Brave New World and people in Shakespeare 's time. John basically says that he wants to go through something awful to prove his love for Lenina. Lenina on the other hand doesn’t see the purpose of John 's words and just wants John to have sex with her. John and
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. Lenina reinforces this throughout the novel when she says, "Everyone belongs to everyone else" (43). Even the state motto of "Community, Identity, Stability" shows …show more content…
In the first chapter, the phrase "straight from the horse 's mouth" is repeated, Foster states that "any cow" could hatch out embryos, and that "Rams wrapped in theremogene beget no lambs" (4, 13, 5). When John sees his mother for the last time in the hospital, he describes the children 's staring at Linda with "the stupid curiosity of animals" and the group of identical twins seemed like "maggots" to John (202, 201). Even though civilization usually is seen to raise man above animals and make him less primitive and savage, Huxley is showing the opposite. In the argument between John and Mond, Mond says, "Nice tame animals, anyhow" (219). Animals can be controlled and in this way the people of Brave New World are like animals or pets. They have no freedom. While John realizes this and condemns the people for it, the citizens view him in pretty much the same way. During the end of the book, they even go as far as throwing food at John "as to an ape" (255). They are so entertained by his suffering and pain not only because they have never experienced it before but because they don’t see John as an actual human being, but as an animal. Another literary element that Huxley uses to show how society should be structured is allusions, especially of William Shakespeare. Huxley incorporates Shakespeare throughout the novel by using John. When John is interested in Lenina, he says, "But some kinds of baseness are nobly undergone" (190). Which is an allusion to The Tempest, one of Shakespeare 's works, and shows the difference between the citizens of Brave New World and people in Shakespeare 's time. John basically says that he wants to go through something awful to prove his love for Lenina. Lenina on the other hand doesn’t see the purpose of John 's words and just wants John to have sex with her. John and