Bave New World
As man has progressed through the ages, there has been essentially, one purpose. That purpose is to arrive at a utopian society, where everyone is happy, disease is nonexistent, and strife, anger, or sadness is unheard of. This in turn would let only happiness exists. But when confronted with Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, we come to realize that this is not, in fact, what the human soul really desires. In fact, Utopian societies are much worse than those of today are. In a utopian society, the individual, who among others composes the society, is lost in the melting pot of comparison and world in that is uninterested.In the science fiction book Brave New World, we are confronted with a man, Bernard Marx. Bernard is inadequate to his colleges. So he resorts to entertaining himself most evenings, without the company of a woman. This encourages his individual thought, and he realizes that having an independent thought is rewarding. This pushes him to become a real individual. Although this is true to a certain extent, Bernard does not realize that he would much rather attain social recognition. At least, not until the opportunity presents itself. Thus, through a series of events, Bernard uses the curi
he same - they will look alike, talk alike, act alike, have the same job, and generally be the same people inside different media. One never knows which is which. After birth, all children are mentally conditioned to think and act with the same motives. Through hypnopaedia, all of the basic rules of the society are learned by the children, and they learn to repeat and abide by these rules. There are no chances for anyone to develop any differences. If they do, they are exiled so that they cannot influence those around them. Nothing changes, including the government and the lifestyle of the inhabitants. Huxley presents the ultimate in utopian societies. Even though nobody is open for mental growth. All are limited to set barriers. Although this would appear to be a perfect society at first, but it becomes obvious later on in the novel that the race will no longer evolve. Nobody will have new ideas, nobody will improve on society, nothing will change. This is not what the human race desires. It desires to acquire knowledge, unceasingly and never ending. Without this advantage, we will go mad. osity of the society to his advantage, fulfilling his subconscious wish of becoming someone important, a recognized name in the jumble of society. This ends when the curiosity of others ends, and as a supreme result of his arrogant behavior, he is exiled. The instigator of this curiosity, as well as the author of Bernard's fame, is an outsider know as the Savage. Be
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Approximate Word count = 999
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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