Analyzing Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World'

Derived from “polis” meaning city-state, politics as Bismarck refers to is an art of total government control, exercising complete authority and power by creating, introducing and enforcing rules made by collective decision. However in both texts, “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley and the film “The Giver” directed Phillip Noyce, the roots of politics stem from the art of total and limitless control. The novel Brave New World presents a futuristic society that has tried to create a perfect community where everybody is happy, they use science to mass produce people and condition them to do and want only things prescribed to them, taking away freedoms such as the freedom to think for one self. While, “The Giver” sets a story in a society which at first is presented as a utopian world. The society has eliminated pain and strife by converting to "sameness”. The main character Jonas is selected to inherit the position of Receiver of Memory, the person who stores all the memories of the past. Through a variety of literary techniques, the notion of politics as an art rather than a science is thus explored in both texts.

The flaws found in the world are what create the distinct characteristics that scatter the face of our planet. Today, in our world, there is no such thing as a perfect state in existence. In Brave New World, Aldous Huxley describes the World State as the perfect place to be, a dystopia where everyone is obliviously happy. Every member of the community is content with his or her position, no matter what their job is, because of the special conditioning revolving around the World State’s motto: “Community, Identity, Stability”. Balance within the World State is achieved through the sacrifice of the genuineness of the citizens, demonstrating the society’s value for stability and strong desire to maintain it, to the extent of living in entire falsehood.

Society today may be on a dangerous path leading towards disarray and dystopian values. Eugenics, promiscuity, elitism and class differentiation all are problems that are on the rise in America and other developed nations today. However, all of these topics are addressed in the dystopian society of “Brave New World.” Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World is an incredibly relevant piece that touches on multiple issues with which society is faced. Race, religion, feminism, and basic human rights are challenged and exaggerated throughout the novel in order to warn society of the disastrous effects of predetermined societal roles.

Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World introduces us to a futuristic technological world where monogamy is shunned, science is used in order to maintain stability, and society is divided by 5 castes consisting of alphas(highest), betas, gammas, deltas, and epsilons(lowest). In the Brave New World, the author demonstrates how society mandates people’s beliefs using many characters throughout the novel.

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley takes place in 632 A.F (After Ford). Most of the population is part of nation called ‘The World State’. In this nation (which seems to be the only one left) people are ‘born’ from assembly lines, and the populace is brainwashed into believing what the government tells them; constant happiness, consumption, and the ‘Everyone belongs to everyone’ ideology (Sexual acts are purely recreational, and is considered a social event, not as a means of reproduction). If you still aren’t happy, just pop a few pills of soma and you’ll have no worries. So a man named Bernard, a human assembly line worker, starts thinking that unlike everyone else, he is an individual person, and starts wondering what life outside The World

Envision a world where everybody is happy, there is no sorrow or suffering, no fear of death, no misery, everything is pleasant, and the government doles out happy pills, known as Soma. Aldous Huxley’s novel “Brave New World” describes this world. Is everyone truly happy, and what do the citizens sacrifice in exchange for living in this utopia? Huxley helped shape the modern mind with provocative theories about humankind 's destiny, and he was concerned with the possible social and moral implications that advances in science and technology could hold. Set in a dystopian London six hundred years into the future, the novel follows future citizens through the “Brave New World.” The novel is a warning for any religion-deprived, heavily

Thomas and Linda’s son, John, is a scholar and resident of the savage reservation in New Mexico. Despite not being introduced until Chapter 7, John is seen as the centralizing character of the novel. Unlike the rest of his community, he is educated. When Lenina and Bernard come across John during their trip, they soon realize John’s biological father is the Director, Thomas. Once reaffirming this, Bernard and Lenina offer to bring John and Linda back to the World State. Hoping to connect better to the people in the World State, John gladly accepts. It was, however, to John’s misfortune to find out that either way, there was no escaping his isolation. In one scene, where John takes Lenina home,

In today’s world, People have been accustomed to love freedom, liberty, and the ability to choose. However, authors have been writing about a dystopian world where no one … Political and social repression will always fail, leading to the people’s desire for freedom and liberty. Once the masses know about freedom, they will fight for it their last breath. This is shown by Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and the Soviet Union’s repressive regime on Poland.

The need for social stability can be considered one of the key beneficial factors when it comes to maintaining order within a society. The novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, exemplifies several methods that are used in order to maintain social stability, and how they affect the society of New London. Preconditioning, the drug soma, limiting the exposure of science, and the removal of old works of literature all benefit stability and they are for the good of society. Throughout the novel, there are multiple examples of these methods in action. Whether it be through the use of soma for distracting oneself, or how the citizens of New London interact with each other due to the caste system. Mond, being one of the World State controllers and leader of New London, stresses that in order for a society to function, stability is a requirement.

Brave New World is one of the greatest exploits in literature. S. Set in a futuristic dystopian world, no one is excluded, no one gets any older, drugs are taken to stay happy, and multiple orgies a day are common. are common Throughout the book you see they do many things that make you question your sense of right and wrong. The story of Brave New World was written by Aldous Huxley in 1932, and the text raises questions about morals, happiness, and God., and the text raises questions about morals, morals, happiness, and God. Morals are defined as a point of view, and therefore can be changed depending on how you were raised.

Huxley also believes that the advances in scientific technology can also be a threat to society. In Brave New World, everything is completely made my machine and not human, decreasing the need for creativity and imagination. Ones creativity no longer needed because because machines are able to do much of the work that was made out for humans . The jobs available for people in Brave New World are those that work with mechanics. In Brave New World, any and everything they do is surrounded by technology.

Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World is a fascinating and analytical work of fiction warning society of the possibility of a future world state eerily similar to the modern world. It could be argued by the fictional citizens and many others that the World State is in fact utopian. Constant happiness, fulfillment, and instant gratification. However, Brave New World clearly depicts a deteriorating dystopian society. Although by the World State’s citizens it is seen as an impeccable, expedient utopian society, the world Aldous Huxley illustrates in Brave New World is without a doubt dystopian. The dismal nature of the brave new world is ultimately proved by overpowering control, a lack of individuality, and overall dissatisfaction throughout society.

Aldous Huxley's Brave New World portrays a future dystopia in which all the inhabitants merely live for pleasure. All of the characters focus on enjoying things 'in the moment' rather than allow themselves to experience unpleasant truths regarding the past or future. The society even denies death and encourages children to laugh and play around dying people to desensitize the next generation.

Humans have always craved and strived for perfection in all aspects of life. Perfection is defined as “the highest degree of proficiency, skill or excellence as in some art” according to the Collins English Dictionary(perfection). Many people believe that an excessive effort to become perfect can be counteractive and lead to dysfunctionality. In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, characters live in a dystopian society that sprouted from the human yearning for perfection. Although the citizens in Brave New World are genetically engineered to be perfect individuals and are on soma constantly to keep them happy and efficient, they lack individuality.. Brave New World is a novel that clearly demonstrates that trying to create a perfect society can result in loss of individuality.

We are the Auxari. We are a race united as one. We have assimilated many into our hive mind, moulding a society envied across the universe. We come in peace, but in dismay. We have without interference observed the rise of human civilization for millennia. We have observed your exhilarating ingenuity, but also fail to understand your need for individual freedom, which will ultimately lead to your demise. We now realize that human society must be saved from itself. We are revealing ourselves to rescue you from your own detrimental tendencies, and offering you an avenue to escape your miseries. Many of your great novels have attempted to dictate the best path for humanity. We agree with a select few, such as Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, and Evgeny Zamiatin’s We. Although we have deduced that both stories are on the correct path, Huxley closer approaches a utopian society. In both novels, we can see how the lack of individuality creates efficiency, how individuality creates problems for the greater good, and the general populace’s tendencies to be controlled. Through comparative analysis of both texts, it is clear that human society can only find salvation from self-destructive tendencies once all humans are in perfect unity and under absolute control.