Brave New World Similar to Today

A detailed Summary of Brave New World Similar to Today

How Similar is Brave New World's Society to Our Own? The novel, Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley portrays a so-called "utopian" society. When examining the surface, their society does seem truly perfect. It is problem free and everyone is happy. In addition the population is also controlled from their social status to their intellectual ability. However, after further examination of this "perfect" world, it seems strangely similar to our own society, which is not in any way near being perfect.

The society in Brave New World and our society today share many similarities and differences. For instance, there are similarities and differences between the aspects of drug use, consumerism, and relationships. In the Brave New World, it is not illegal to use drugs. In fact, drugs are readily available for anyone in need of it. The drug in the new world is referred to as soma. It produces a euphoric feeling without the negative aftereffects. Furthermore, the consumption of soma is carefully regulated. As a result, overdoses do not occur unless someone is dying and they are given a fatal amount of soma. Everyone in the society is conditioned to take soma whenever they are unhappy. In fact, the consumption of soma is done on a daily basi

s. Every status has a required daily ration.

Huxley created some to control people's emotions, which would maintain the stability of the society in Brave New World. However, in today's society, drugs seem to result in chaos rather than stability. "Treatment for stress and or anxiety must not place the individual at a greater risk than their current condition." (Rutter, 57)

The discovery of cloning has many similarities to the decanting process. The process of cloning can produce a living creature that is a perfect copy of its "parents". The Bokanovsky groups in Brave New World do the same. They create multiple, identical beings. Cloning must be closely watched. If we do not closely monitor this rapidly developing science it can get out of control and our world will evolve into the created life that Brave New World is.

It is illegal to take drugs with the exception of alcohol, tobacco, and prescription drugs. Sadly, in our society, drugs are also readily available for those that want it. However, they are not prescribed. Unlike soma, the drugs produce numerous negative aftereffects. Furthermore, the consumption of drugs is not regulated. As a result, many accidental overdoses do occur.

In the Brave New World, children are conditioned to be materialistic. "America as home of unadorned Economic Man- practical, rational, powerful, even brutal." (Stone, 97) Their entire society is controlled by consumerism. People work to ma

Some common words found in the essay are:
Brave World, Economic Man-, Foster Fanny, Aldous Huxley, brave world, society brave, society brave world, World Neither, Society Own, drugs readily available, negative aftereffects furthermore, aftereffects furthermore consumption, similarities differences, utopian society, consumption soma, sadly society, furthermore consumption, considered disgusting, overdoses occur, encouraged sex,

Approximate Word count = 971
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: Novels