Enormously popular American author, Louis L’Amour once wrote, “Our world is made up of a myriad of microcosms, of tiny worlds, each with its own habitués, every one known to the others,”. The truth of this phrase applies to the real world, but also lends itself nicely to the dystopian world found in Brave New World. In the novel, identical twins are mass-produced and people are ideally suited for their lifestyle due to conditioning and hypnopaedia. These processes are enforced during adolescence, childhood, and the decanting process. Citizens of the World State have been conditioned to be sublimely happy with their job as well. Despite this, there are still cases of unorthodoxy and discontent in regards to a given person’s position in society.
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In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, microcosms of unorthodoxy and savagery serve as a foil to the meticulous and well-kept World State; such microcosms include the Savage Reservation, Mustapha Mond’s office, and the …show more content…
Because of the lack of rules, citizens of the World State are fascinated by the microcosm: “‘I had the same idea as you,’ the Director was saying, ‘Wanted to have a look at the savages. Got a permit for New Mexico and went there for my summer holiday.’” (Huxley 96). In relaying this information through the D.H.C.’s dialogue, Huxley is able to foreshadow the emergence of an upcoming character as well as explain what purpose the Savage Reservation has. The Reservation does not hold any viable resources, so the government uses it as an example of what life would be without rules and regulations. When citizens of the World State deign to visit the Savage Reservation for the novelty and entertainment, they are always immediately confronted with cruel culture shock. The disgust that results is typically able to starve any desire for unorthodoxy or revolution: “‘I’m so sorry,’ she said in response to Lenina’s involuntary grimace of disgust. ‘I oughtn’t to have done that. I’m sorry. But what are you to do when there aren’t any handkerchiefs?’” (Huxley 120). Both Linda, the source of Lenina’s discomfort, and Lenina are subject to the culture shock that manifests when citizens of the World State travel to the Savage Reservation. When Linda is left behind at the Reservation, the only desire she has is to return to the orderly World State. The conditioning that keeps
In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, microcosms of unorthodoxy and savagery serve as a foil to the meticulous and well-kept World State; such microcosms include the Savage Reservation, Mustapha Mond’s office, and the …show more content…
Because of the lack of rules, citizens of the World State are fascinated by the microcosm: “‘I had the same idea as you,’ the Director was saying, ‘Wanted to have a look at the savages. Got a permit for New Mexico and went there for my summer holiday.’” (Huxley 96). In relaying this information through the D.H.C.’s dialogue, Huxley is able to foreshadow the emergence of an upcoming character as well as explain what purpose the Savage Reservation has. The Reservation does not hold any viable resources, so the government uses it as an example of what life would be without rules and regulations. When citizens of the World State deign to visit the Savage Reservation for the novelty and entertainment, they are always immediately confronted with cruel culture shock. The disgust that results is typically able to starve any desire for unorthodoxy or revolution: “‘I’m so sorry,’ she said in response to Lenina’s involuntary grimace of disgust. ‘I oughtn’t to have done that. I’m sorry. But what are you to do when there aren’t any handkerchiefs?’” (Huxley 120). Both Linda, the source of Lenina’s discomfort, and Lenina are subject to the culture shock that manifests when citizens of the World State travel to the Savage Reservation. When Linda is left behind at the Reservation, the only desire she has is to return to the orderly World State. The conditioning that keeps