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Key Passage In Brave New World

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A Personal Utopia: An Analysis of a Key Passage in Brave New World The key passage of Aldous Huxley's Brace New World takes place after John has been arrested and is a conversation with Mond. When John and Mond speak of ideal societies, a major part of Brave New World, the aspect of human nature which makes us search continuously for our personal Utopia, becomes apparent. In Mond's study, the sacrifices each character makes in order to find a Utopia are interconnected. The search for a personal Utopia reveals Huxley's view on human nature of sacrificing everything to live with self-fulfillment. The connection of the sacrifices each character makes is shown in the study, helping the reader understand that it is human nature …show more content…

Helmholtz cannot understand Othello, he is not accustomed to the social inability the book thrives on. He was still by far the most able, and willing, to understand John's society. The characters present in the passage always hope to find a perfect society, although none can succeed. Helmholtz is a perfect example of this; he sees his position in his society and, as far as he knew, this was the best society for him (although his thoughts wandered outside the new world's limits), and he decides to make the best of what he has. When the subject of islands appears, one see that the island is a reflection of the search for an ideal society. Mond wishes he is on an island, but, by controlling moral decisions for the inhabitants of the new world, he is able to make changes from within. John could never find a society that even mildly fit his needs. Again, this is because he was not willing to give up things that were most important to him, namely instability. This search drove him to his death. Much the same, there is Bernard. Bernard's death is symbolized by his exile to Iceland. Bernard was searching for ideal societies
, but in his research, could not find anything worth sacrificing his position for. The key to finding one's own personal Utopia in Brave New World is through self-fulfillment. The countless masses of "normal" people are fulfilled and see that they help the community by having a certain identity, that

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