Identity Crisis In Brave New World

Identity Crisis

In Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World, Huxley presents views of a disturbing dystopia run by an all-powerful government. Although some rules and regulations are necessary for a properly functioning culture, Huxley’s novel illustrates how a controlling government who forces its citizens to conform can be disastrous. Although it seems from the surface that Huxley’s novel is solely intended for entertainment, a deeper analysis shows that the author provides warnings for our society about potential outcomes if our government continues to exercise too much control. Within the novel technology is a huge indication of the government’s excess amount of control. The community is controlled in every aspect, including their origin. In the novel many people are scientifically breed. The government calls the process the Bokanovsky’s Process. In this process a “Bokanovskified egg will bud, will

The whole Brave New World dystopia is constructed so that an individual never feels alone. In the common day to day life, the society normalizes orgies and the sharing of others. Companionship is never a lacking resource.The cliche sharing is caring is a relatable platitude that anyone in the community would concur with. One of the character’s in the novel even goes as far to say “ After all, every one belongs to everyone else”(Huxley 43). It is our basic right to love who we want. However, research suggest that there’s “significantly higher levels of rape, kidnapping, murder, assault, robbery, and fraud”(Friedersdorf) in polygamous relationships. Monogamy allows male competitors to be reduced which results in less social problems. Additionally, monogamy results in “improvements in child welfare, including lower rates of neglect, abuse, accidental death, homicide, and intra household conflict”(Friedersdorf). Consequently, the sharing of others can allude to unfulfilled lust and anger