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    everyone is conditioned from time they are born to be the same without ever knowing. The World States conditions people through using the pavlovian theory at a young age and introduce drugs from the time they are born. In the book Brave New World By Aldous Huxley Individuality is presented throughout the book but is primarily shown with John The Savage.John is shown as the number one individual that what nothing to with ways of the world state, we also see small examples of individuality…

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    Originally created to facilitate and improve the lives of humans, technology--through reshaping of social interactions--allows humans to communicate in a widespread, anonymous manner that both unites strangers while simultaneously depriving individuals of physical, and personal interactions. After observing technology’s presence in my daily events, social media evidently allows individuals to express their emotions, beliefs, and opinions without the essential underlying need to make it personal…

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    Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is based around an Utopian society where humans are ruled by the government of London, England. The top ten world controllers rule everyone’s life for a complete perfect “new world”, with no war and where everyone belongs to everyone sexually. At young ages children are taught that sexual promiscuity is normal when they consume the drug soma which having a major impact on humans and qualities they will fail to develop when they age. Promiscuity is a main…

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    In the Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, a fictional story is told about a utopian society. In the society, there are five caste systems and everyone in each system is considered equally important. The higher systems are taught that the lower systems matter just as much because somebody has to do the jobs that they perform. In the society, the only emotion is happiness and that is achieved by personal relationships. However, the personal relationships of the Brave New World society contrast…

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    Huxley Aldous Huxley was a 20th Century author whose works warned audiences about the dangers of technology. According to J.E Luebering in English Literature from the 19th Century through Today, some may know him as the author of The Devils of London which is a psychological study of a historical incident and group of seventeenth century French nuns who were crossed over by hysteria (176). This story is important because it shows Huxley’s desire to break free from the “bondage of ego” (Rolo 75)…

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    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,…

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    The Need For Imperfections In the novel, Brave New World, written by Aldous Huxley, he introduces a utopian society where everyone is happy and have a blind eye on what the World State makes them believe. Imagine a society where there are no imperfections, everyone is the same, nobody is different, you live a privileged life and always happy. The cost is never possessing individuality and gambling where only the top classes enjoy such a lifestyle. Social stability guarantees perfection and…

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    John In Brave New World

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    Modern day society is filled with people who suffer from violence, disease, and pain yet, they overcome it to receive the reward of love, joy, and happiness. The science fiction novel, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley depicts a technologically advanced society where humans are genetically bred, socially brainwashed, and extremely drugged to uphold the society--all at the cost for one's freedom, humanity, and soul. They end violence disease, and pain in exchange for all the good things in life.…

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    Brave New World was written by Aldous Huxley in 1932. It is a dystopian novel that takes place in the future. The new government is known as the World State and it is run by twelve controllers. Brave New World is a unique novel that portrays multiple similarities and differences with the United States today. Some major topics include human life, death and eugenics, the consumption of goods and services, and the use of drugs and pharmaceuticals. The United States still focuses on human rights and…

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    The novel When We Wake by Karen Healey is a captivating story that shows the author’s view on what the world will be like in one-hundred twenty years. The novel explores Healey’s view on the selfishness of mankind, and the fact that people will do almost anything to get what they want, including sacrificing our own planet. The author showcases this theme by presenting it throughout the description of the setting, the unveiling of the plot, and the development of the characters. The story takes…

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