Julian Huxley

Whereas the people of this new world see “happiness” as lack of pain and suffering, Huxley argues that happiness is a result of one’s acknowledgement of their own value as an individual, not a collective member or slave to society, and requires the coexistence of pain. The Savage is the only person in the novel to experience both this…

What does it take to sustain control in a society? If nobody is aware and willing to step up against the problems and inconsistencies occurring, the corrupt nature will persist. In the novel Brave New World, Aldous Huxley dramatically distorts the reality of society by inhibiting procreation through traditional means, mindless consumption of soma, and endorsing the motto “Community, Identity, Stability,” which ultimately leads the reader to believe the World-State will never be overthrown. A…

As the great Mark Twain once said, “Everybody lies…” it is something that comes naturally to humans. Over countless generations, humans have near perfected the art of deception. People use it for a vast array of reasons, from personal gain to loss mitigation. Even in the process of obtaining truth, people sometimes use deception to get to their end goal. Super heroes do not stray from this natural tendency, they too, use deception. Many superheroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder woman, and…

The future is a frightening, but thrilling topic; seeing where we will go in our society and as a race is exhilarating. Our recent advancements have brought us closer than ever to a futuristic society similar to the one depicted in Brave New World. New ways to stimulate happiness, genetically engineer organisms, and transfer information to one another have dramatically changed the way we live. As similar to the society of Brave New World as we are, there are still key elements that separate us…

In the novel “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley, Huxley has created a world in which they live in a dystopian society. There are many similarities and differences in our world and the world state. In Brave New World, the world state has attempted to reduce the chances of overpopulation so, they controlled the society that they live in. Many people argue that there are more differences than similarities, but I disagree. I feel like there are many similarities from our world to the world state.…

Humans are always creating new pieces of modern technology that can make daily lives easier. More and more are developed that becomes necessary in the world we live in. However, some pieces of technology can cause people to be lazy and less informed about the world we live in. This makes me think of an animated film, Wall-E a Disney animated film that takes place in the “future.” In this film, the humans sent themselves into space to save them from the severely polluted earth. A small robot…

alcohol into his blood-surrogate. That’s why he’s so stunted” (Huxley, 46). Knowing that his peers find him to be odd, he feels estranged. He also knows enough to understand that the society he lives in is designed to prevent discomfort, so he feels the society of the World State is flawed and it must change. “The mockery made him feel an outsider; and feeling an outsider he behaved like one, which increased the prejudice against him” (Huxley, 65). Bernard tries to fit in, but he is so…

Civilization Strips People In the novel, Brave New World, John’s morals are shifted when he is transplanted from his savage native state of New Mexico to the civilized state of London.Once the move is made, John begins to change. He seems to become more civilized as time passes, and he also seems to fall into the practices of the World State.These new surroundings shape John’s psychological and moral traits, they re-shape his understandings of love, life and human nature, this illuminates the…

Relationships There are a lot of relationships in the book Brave new World. They are nothing like the relationships we have in the real world. There are three main relationships family, friends, and partners. They have a lot of problems with relationships like everyone else in the world. Family is forbidden in the book. (Hexley) 232 Feeling are also forbidden in the book. Family just doesn’t exist without feelings and emotions. They lean on one another for support and emotional help. They…

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…