Brave New World - Unit Essay

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In 1932; Aldous Huxley published the classic novel Brave New World. The novel is about a futuristic controlled utopian/dystopian society, which seems successful and stable, yet evil and uncompassionate. The regime of Brave New World strongly enforces the indulgence in drugs and casual sex, caste systems, along with other various issues that would be considered unethical in our present Western society. Although Brave New World has many literary values; the novel’s most apparent literary value lies in the concept of establishing a fake morality. This fake morality and its shallow values; dominate an authoritarian regime; where choices and real life experiences are denied of people. This situation creates a fake perspective, frustration and a highly manipulative existence. All of which causes destruction and confusion in the lives of people with individuality. In Brave New World the process of populating the earth is through fertilizing, decanting, and conditioning. Fertilizing takes place when embryos are placed in bottle and fertilized. Decanting is the process which takes the place of live birth. Then conditioning is the process of literally brainwashing the infants with the “morality”, culture, and philosophy of Brave New World. Through the conditioning they are taught to be deprived of literature and deities, the common sense of “what is right and what is wrong”. Through the conditioning they are also taught to scorn those who do not conform to the set standards of behaviour. When John, Bernard and Helmholtz were arrested they paid a visit to the Controller; Mustapha Mond. While Helmholtz and Bernard barely said anything while in the Controller’s office, John and Mond took up most of the dialogue. When John asked why liter... ... middle of paper ... ...om/notes/bnw/OBJ.html>. • "Brave New World Summary." Shmoop: Homework Help, Teacher Resources, Test Prep. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. . • "John the Savage in Brave New World." Shmoop: Homework Help, Teacher Resources, Test Prep. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. . • Lombardi, Esther. "'Brave New World' Quotes." Books & Literature Classics. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. . • Lombardi, Esther. "'Brave New World' Review." Books & Literature Classics. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. . • "Why Did John Kill Himself at the End of Brave New World." The Q&A Wiki. Web. 28 Dec. 2011. .

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