Brave New World By Aldous Huxley

Huxley’s Brave New World could be considered almost prophetic by many people today. It is alarmingly obvious how modern society is eerily similar to Huxley’s novel with the constant demand for instant gratification encouraging laziness, greed, and entitlement. Neil Postman, a contemporary social critic, seems to have noticed this similarity, as he has made bold, valid statements regarding the text and its relevance to our world today. This response is strongly in support of those statements and will prove both their accuracy in clarifying Huxley’s intentions and how Postman’s assertions compare to society today.

From reproductive rights, morality, and drugs, Huxley develops a futuristic approach to mankind. Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley serves as a cautionary tale about contemporary American culture by illustrating the technological and scientific advancements within a society to establish power and the affects it may have on mankind.

Today, our society is becoming more preoccupied with entertainment. There are many examples from our world and from Brave New World that is alike to each other. Social media is the main source that is consuming us piece by piece. This is exactly what Huxley predicted in our world.

Huxley’s Brave New World could be considered almost prophetic by many people today. It is alarmingly obvious how modern society is eerily similar to Huxley’s novel with the constant demand for instant gratification encouraging unnatural changes. Neil Postman, a contemporary social critic, seems to have noticed this similarity as he has made very bold, very valid statements regarding the text and its relevance to our world today. This statement is strongly in support of those statements and will provide both support and counterargument in an effort to thoroughly explain why.

Neil Postman’s assertions were right regarding the visions of Huxley in “Brave New World,” because lots of people don’t long to read books anymore, they rather think less and do the things that pleasure them. Which will eventually destroy

In the first part of the passage, Postman focuses on what the 2 authors predicted would happen to the world. Orwell predicted that an external force of some sort would cause our oppression. Huxley predicted that we would be the ones the deprive ourselves of morals. Huxley’s prediction is more relevant to society today, particularly kids and teens. The behavior that has become acceptable today was not acceptable back when these books were written. There is a whole different set of morals then there were 70 years ago, and there are many

In the 20th century, human beings have been able to enjoy technological advances as well as the disadvantages of technology that seemed unimaginable in previous centuries. Aldous Huxley’s novel, Brave New World, creates a utopian society that achieves happiness at the expense of humanity by contrasting the use of technology. This is a representation of a society trapped inside a world that is consumed and run by technology rather than individual thinking and feeling. The morals expressed throughout The World State society are not those of our society today, instead, The World State itself focuses around the idea of industry, economy, and technologic growth and improvement, this makes the inhabitants more concerned with what is on the outside instead of the inside. The contrasting world of Huxley makes the reader agree with the viewpoint that technology has created a world of individualism and consumption rather than a world that focuses on the sense of fulfillment. While technology can bring growth, it is also a form of destruction that strips away any form of happiness with psychotropic drugs, genetic engineering, and consumption that neglects a true sense of humanity.

After reading Adam Kirsch’s Article, ‘What would Aldous Huxley make of the way we consume media and popular culture?’ I’ve concluded that I totally agree with everything throughout his work. Many of the different aspects in

Under totalitarian regimes, political power is fought for between the authority and the individual. Aldous Huxley to a large degree, represents a society in which the strict authoritarian ruling power has won the struggle for control. Huxley’s 1932 dystopian novel Brave New World is a satirical criticism of his contextual concerns. Huxley explores the strict political authority and manipulation of scientific processes are used in order to maintain control. Political regimes that maintain complete control over society are too powerful to be defied by individuals.

In Huxley’s society the government encourages and expects its citizens to take part in their entertainment which usually relates to sex and soma. The government encouraged citizens to pursue their pleasures and “never put off till tomorrow the fun you can have today.” By living under this motto, they never question any of the government’s intentions. Their pursuit for pleasure blinds their curiosity and thoughts. They are programmed to think as their government desires them to think.

In the novel Brave New World, Aldous Huxley was trying to convey the message that a perfect world could never exist despite any effort to control not only society, but all aspects of the lives of human beings. Utopian societies often result in totalitarianism because rulers are so consumed with making a perfect society that they are too controlling. The demolition of a dystopian society is quite inevitable because of human curiosity, which ultimately ends in the uncovering of the lies that a government attempts to communicate. In this novel, the government in London controls the lives of the people by making a perfect human race, and outcasts are exiled to another place outside of the State.

o read Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World is to understand the fear for the future during the 1930’s. Widely considered ahead of its time, Brave New World is one of the most influential novels regarding the destructive outcome of genetic and public manipulation through regime control. The story contrasts two worlds: the traditional world where the “savages” reside and the new World State: a negative utopia where unrestrained sexual freedom, reproductive technology, and mind numbing drugs run rampant.

The novel, A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, in my opinion is not the most important piece of dystopian literature from the twentieth century. While my belief that this novel is unworthy of being known as one of the top five dystopian novels of the 20th century is partially based on the fact that I very much so disagree with his writing style and opinions, it is also based on facts found in his writing. Huxley's writing style is incoherent and waits to properly explain items or events, while his characters are immature and negative. The twentieth century also spawned various dystopian based novels such as Fahrenheit 451, 1984, and The Giver which I believe are far better than A Brave New World. The following paragraphs will expand on the

This speaker was very interesting, to say the least. Although this interview took place in the late 50’s, there are many parallels that exist today. For example, when he mentioned the propaganda being used by Hitler at that time, reminds me of how much technology has evolved to reach so profusely. Especially with the use of social media, when our countries leaders utilize sites such as Twitter to communicate with other major leaders and spread their beliefs. It is disconcerting, however, America’s leader and North Korea’s leader choose to use their social media platform to childishly argue with each other and name call. Huxley was right, that the growth of technology has allowed there to be a growth of propaganda.

Postman’s assertion of how Huxley’s vision contains more relevance today than Orwell’s can be viewed seen through multiple examples dealing technology fulfilling our need for quick pleasure. In our current situation, Orwell’s vision has nearly no prevalence in the United States, and Huxley’s vision continues to become increasingly widespread every day that passes due to the constant expansion of a more technologically dependent country.