Aldous Huxley's dystopian novel, "Brave New World," is a satire discussing many different topics such as war, the advancement of technology, and the power of one government. "Brave New World" is set in the distant future where society has given up their freedom after a gruesome war, called the Nine Years War, in order to live happily without constant fear or hardship. To be able to uphold this happiness, the new world's government, also called the World State, creates many rules and standards so that they can balance and control their newly found peace, so they value one thing above all else, stability.
Throughout the novel, stability is prized above all else. Mustapha Mond, one of the World State's figureheads, even insists that it is the "ultimate need" (43, Huxley) while he is lecturing the young new arrivals to the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre. Even the citizens have been conditioned to the point that they fall apart without stability just as Lenina did in chapter seven at the sight of the boy enduring lash after lash for his tribe's agriculture ceremony. In order to uphold this stability further precautions were placed, such as the Caste System of Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons, as well as several months, or even years of hypnopaedic conditioning to give each inhabitant a good …show more content…
Like the other two main characters, Bernard has in his possession something that makes him different from his peers in the World State. Apparently, the rumor spread throughout the book is that, "somebody made a mistake... and put alcohol into his blood-surrogate. That's why he's so stunted" (46, Huxley). The Caste System of the World State is based on two main principles, mental capacity and a slight "prejudice in favour of size" which determined "social superiority" (65,
Throughout the novel, stability is prized above all else. Mustapha Mond, one of the World State's figureheads, even insists that it is the "ultimate need" (43, Huxley) while he is lecturing the young new arrivals to the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre. Even the citizens have been conditioned to the point that they fall apart without stability just as Lenina did in chapter seven at the sight of the boy enduring lash after lash for his tribe's agriculture ceremony. In order to uphold this stability further precautions were placed, such as the Caste System of Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons, as well as several months, or even years of hypnopaedic conditioning to give each inhabitant a good …show more content…
Like the other two main characters, Bernard has in his possession something that makes him different from his peers in the World State. Apparently, the rumor spread throughout the book is that, "somebody made a mistake... and put alcohol into his blood-surrogate. That's why he's so stunted" (46, Huxley). The Caste System of the World State is based on two main principles, mental capacity and a slight "prejudice in favour of size" which determined "social superiority" (65,