Social Stability in Brave New World Essay

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    It rots the core of the perfect world, transforming from utopia to a dystopia, “no matter how much engineering and conditioning is put forth society remains the same” (Firchow 9). A community can be made to look as pure as possible, but mankind will always be there and always be flawed. The illusion of perfection is perpetuated by propaganda. Ironically, propaganda within Brave New World is used to extend the delusion of perfection and to prohibit outside sources from “brainwashing” the masses.…

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    from corrupting. Therefore, the goal of the country would be to generate wealth. To reach that goal, government would encourage the public to consume. Eventually, the human race would be changed by the new world to fit in. Inspired by this idea, Mr. Huxley wrote the famous…

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    are no longer ours and we are being controlled by the world we live in, without ever realizing it is happening? Brave New World written by Aldous Huxley a futuristic dystopian science-fiction novel. Bernard Marx an Alpha-Plus that starts to realize he wants more out of life and more control than what he has been conditioned to. The novel has key points in the story that emphasizes what can happen when control is lost and forgotten. Brave New World shows when choices and freedom are taken away…

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    Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is based on a utopian society with unique social, psychological, political, and cultural features. The novel hinges on the idea of an all-powerful state that controls almost all aspects of life and makes citizens ignorant of problems occurring in their society. In order for this society to flourish, there is an extreme dependence on the power of technology in controlling, and brainwashing, its citizens. Aldous Huxley utilizes literary, historical, and scientific…

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    to undermine others to achieve their goals. Likewise, the theme of oppression and authoritarianism is one which authors of all time periods have explored. In George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, this is no different. In their respective texts, Huxley and Orwell both reveal a world oppressed by an authoritarian government, but the form of authoritarianism differs between the two texts. In both novels, oppression is similar in its negative effects on society and the…

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    In the novel Brave New World, written by Aldous Huxley and published in 1932, the author portrays a dystopian society that is built upon new reproductive technology, sleep-hypnotization, psychological manipulation, and conditioning. Huxley uses many different themes to show the ways of the people in this new society, and to show the reader the way these people truly think and feel. One of the most important themes of this novel is the misuse of technology and science and how harmful it can be…

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    The depiction of events, personalities and situations within an individual’s envisaged society or political regime can be proved throughout a vast amount of texts within the period of war, controversial leadership and society. Brave New World is a dystopian science fiction novel that not only explores the impact of a unique type totalitarianism on the individual but also reflects the ambivalence towards our paradoxical twofold heritage of technology and primitivism through politically…

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    The novel Brave New World written by Aldous Huxley explores the philosophical question of whether truth is more important than happiness. The main characters in the novel attempt at answering this question as they also question the values of the society they live in, even to the point of challenging and rebelling against it. Symbolism and imagery in the novel depicts the ideals of this new society. Among these are drug-induced happiness, desensitization to sex, and the worship of technology. The…

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    Aldous Huxley, the author of a dystopian book Brave New World, wrote his work during the Great Depression of the 1930s and created a humorous future of the humans. At the time, he perhaps created some elements of the book as humorist, such as cloning or genetic adjustments. In hindsight, we can see that not everything was only a satiric drivel, but many elements in the book are available today thanks to improvements in science, such as previously mentioned genetic engineering. Do these…

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    "Community, Identity, and Stability”(Huxley 1), these words of Huxley's Brave New World perfectly describes the characteristics needed for an ideal society. However, this perception can change from one person to another. The Brave New World explores a ‘negative utopian civilization’ in which The natural processes of birth, emotions, and aging are prohibited and represent savagery in this world. It surrounds the idea of the advancement of subconscious conditioning, predetermining every aspect…

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