Huxley showcases the inherent flaws that entail an extremist totalitarian state by commenting on the blatant stripping of man’s individuality as those in power “decant…babies as socialised beings”, leaving them to fulfil “their unescapable social destiny”. The motto of the BNW, “Community. Identity. Stability” is in alignment with communist beliefs and therefore draws links to a society devoid of free thought, dissuading individuality and giving rise to an almost fascist style of government. Through the removal of the concept of a ‘mother’ and ‘father’, labelling it “gross viviparous reproduction”, Huxley succeeds in removing intimate emotional attachment from those that live within the BNW. This lack of emotion is in correspondence to a loss of humanity and individuality as citizens of the BNW are “unalterably conditioned” to follow the hierarchy. Therefore, Huxley intertwines his fears of extremist communality with a fictional dystopian world to allow him to effectively represent his personal beliefs, exploring the text’s purpose as a physical realisation of Huxley’s fears for the future of automation, and humanity as a
Huxley showcases the inherent flaws that entail an extremist totalitarian state by commenting on the blatant stripping of man’s individuality as those in power “decant…babies as socialised beings”, leaving them to fulfil “their unescapable social destiny”. The motto of the BNW, “Community. Identity. Stability” is in alignment with communist beliefs and therefore draws links to a society devoid of free thought, dissuading individuality and giving rise to an almost fascist style of government. Through the removal of the concept of a ‘mother’ and ‘father’, labelling it “gross viviparous reproduction”, Huxley succeeds in removing intimate emotional attachment from those that live within the BNW. This lack of emotion is in correspondence to a loss of humanity and individuality as citizens of the BNW are “unalterably conditioned” to follow the hierarchy. Therefore, Huxley intertwines his fears of extremist communality with a fictional dystopian world to allow him to effectively represent his personal beliefs, exploring the text’s purpose as a physical realisation of Huxley’s fears for the future of automation, and humanity as a