Aldous Huxley

Book Report Pt. 1 Mr. Welch -- English Name: Lyca Gonzales Period: 1 Title: Brave New World Author: Aldous Huxley Setting: (Where) London, England, and (When) 2540 A.D New Mexico, U.S Protagonist(s): John and Bernard Antagonist(s): The World State Describe the relationship between the Protagonist and Antagonist. John and Bernard Marx feel as if they are alienated from their society, for they are different. They both think that there is more to love than intimacy and drugs

Religion Must Be Abandoned to Ensure Global Stability There are approximately twenty major religions in the world, and 4,200 smaller ones within them. For most, religion is an important part of life and it would be nearly impossible to abandon all these religions without a dispute. While some people may agree that religion must be abandoned to ensure global stability, abolishing religion would cause more conflict; and religion is something that defines individuals and is highly valued as it is a

literature feeds off the fears present in the human psyche. The genre latches onto the concerns people hold about humanity’s state, and amplifies them to create eerie, cautionary tales. “The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood and “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley both play on worries held by society on the topic of female sexual expression and control of women’s bodies. The societies in these novels differ greatly on this topic, but both represent real fears held not only by the people living during the

individuality and only live to fulfill their own pleasures. The government has people conditioned through heavy propaganda that clouds their judgment and allows the government to take advantage of the society. The novel which was written by Aldous Huxley in 1932 predicted a very close perspective of our world today. Is the idea of accepting mediocrity harmful towards your individuality? Would you give up your freedoms if you were only provided with the small luxuries that make you complacent

Why the World State is More Desirable In the dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley, “Brave New World”, introduces two societies, the World State and the Reservation. The World State is the more desirable society in the book as it portrays a better approach of having a stable society, handling stress, having better education, compared to the Reservation. The World State has twelve controllers who regulate the lives of their citizens. Although some might argue that the World State is dystopian, it is, in

the "fictional" society and your realistic one. The author may consciously or unconsciously create similarities between these two worlds. The novelist can foresee the future and write according to this vision. In Brave New World, Adlous Huxley envisions the future of our society and the dangerous direction it is headed in. Brave New World is greatly dependant upon soma, as in our world where prescribed drugs and drug abuse are prominent. This is evident when Bernard and Lenina return from

In the book Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Marxism is seen through the whole story. In the story everybody serves the society in the world state. Society makes everybody’s needs and are fulfilled, as well as some of the characters show us Marxism in the way they act or where conditioned. Religion is as well seen in the novel and connected to Marxism. Socioeconomic class is one of the main literacy of Marxism shown in the novel due to human behavior. In the beginning it starts off how in the world

In a world plagued by promiscuity and drug addiction the World State was designed to be a perfect world. Everyone in society is conditioned to be happy while indulging in instant pleasure. Aldous Huxley’s novel, Brave New World, depicts a civilization that is controlled by an overly powerful government that conditions its citizens to be happy through the use of over medication. The society in Huxley’s world is ruled by an overly powerful government. In theWorld State the rulers are known as controllers

As Edward Sard wrote, “Exile is strangely compelling to think about but terrible to experience.” This argument not only relates to the character Bernard Marx in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, but fits him to a T. In Huxley’s dystopian creation of the World State, leaves us in a place where man and technology have advanced so far it ultimately changed how societal and moral standards are viewed, by increasing the former and eliminating the latter. Humans no longer created through natural means but

Artificial happiness – universal drug addiction (modern soma, gov’t sponsored) When Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World in 1931, he predicted that in a future society government will provide a drug that makes you forget your feelings and makes you happy. Huxley predicts that everyone will develop a universal drug addiction to this drug which will provide artificial happiness. In our modern society we can noticed that the current trend in Europe shows an increase of recreational drugs which