Brave New World Happiness Quotes

Hope for what?

Searching for happiness is honorable, indispensable while achievable in an individual’s lifetime; however, most people forget to even think about it from time to time. This is a great resemblance of how the majority of people in brave new world have decided to settle on and approach the idea of happiness. The true definition of happiness and what factors must be present at hand in order to make an individual pleased are diverse and distinct to a single person, these differences may be due to cultures, philosophies and much more. Nonetheless, in the book Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, Bernard, the protagonist, is unsuccessful at achieving happiness, although he endeavors it multiple times throughout the course of the novel.

The second example is once again, from Bernard and can be shown through the quotes: “The idea of this creature [Bernard] solemnly lecturing him-him [Mustapha Mond]-about the social order was really too grotesque.” This quote is the very epitome of undermining the belief about the existence of a faultless caste system in this brave new world. Bernard by writing this letter has clearly forced himself once more towards undermining his belief as well as knowledge, regarding this whole concept of the caste system which has been put into place in this brave new world. For the mere fact that Bernard is the one who has brought John from the reservation, he conjectures himself as being untouchable. He speculates that by questioning the authority, he will become happy and will be able to sustain this acquired joyousness. However, his much anticipated happiness is going to be fruitless, since Mustapha Mond cites: “ought to give him a

The following quote, which is once Bernard decides to not take any action while Helmholtz and John are fighting, is an exceptional passage containing one of the most decisive quotes that implicate the whole concept of undermining one’s morals. The quote is: “urged by a sudden impulse, [Bernard] ran forward to help them; then thought better of it and halted; then, ashamed, stepped forward again; then again thought better of it.” Bernard is completely aware that by getting himself involved in the brawl, he increases his chance of being sent to a different place notably. As a result, he is determined to put aside the morals and beliefs of assisting his comrades once they are in need, he expects that by carrying this out, he can eventually walk away innocent and pursue his happiness. Needless to say, he is ultimately sent to an island which results in his sorrow. Once again reflecting on how he is incapable to achieve happiness even though he sacrifices his