A Personal Utopia, Analysis of the Key Passage in Brave New World

The key passage of Aldous Huxley’s Brace New World takes place after John has been arrested and is a conversation with Mond. When John and Mond speak of ideal societies, a major part of Brave New World, the aspect of human nature which makes us search continuously for our personal Utopia, becomes apparent. In Mond’s study, the sacrifices each character makes in order to find a Utopia are interconnected. The search for a personal Utopia reveals Huxley’s view on human nature of sacrificing everything to live with self-fulfillment.

The connection of the sacrifices each character makes is shown in the study, helping the reader understand that it is human nature to sacrifice something to live a more fulfilling life. One sees that all, except Helmholtz and John, are willing to give up an important part of them so they can feel fulfilled. Mond is willing to sacrifice the one thing dearest to him— science. He says he gave it up in hope of Controllership. He got what he paid for by continuing his interest in science, “By choosing to serve happiness.

Other people’s—not mine.” [235], or by serving stability instead of collapsing the fragile social structu

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Approximate Word count = 1038
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)