Utopia, Brave New World, And Speech Sounds: An Analysis

Throughout the five-hundred-year period that the texts covered in this course there were dramatic economic, societal, political, and environmental changes that caused the quality of life for citizens in to increase dramatically. Yet, throughout the centuries the importance of community and friendship did not change. The significance of community and human connection in society did not change still providing not only companionship and hope, but they also served as the greatest chance for utopia in the works Utopia, Brave New World, and Speech Sounds. In Sir Thomas More’s Utopia, the entire society was based on a community of friendship and was structured to promote shared civility and values. The social, political, and economic systems in Utopia are directly affected by the significance of community in their society which focuses on communal property and the net good of society rather than induvial wealth. Moore describes the citizen’s values in Utopia by stating that, “Kindness and good nature unite men more effectually and with greater strength than any agreements whatsoever, since thereby the engagements of men's hearts become stronger than the bond and obligation of words”. This quote allows the readers to understand that the significance of …show more content…
Huxley’s world can only survive because the society has destroyed all forms of genuine human connection and bonds including the bond of family and marriage. Brave New World, show’s that without the bonds of human relationships that the characters will never experience true happiness. The main characters throughout the novel search for human connection and genuine emotion in various ways throughout the novel through the use of soma, feelies, and pregnancy substitutes to make the main characters feel brief contentment while searching for happiness