Happiness In Brave New World

Everything in the world money can buy, power greater than anyone has ever seen, love more passionate than most romantic story. Humans are diverse and therefore happiness comes through different means and comes with its own significance. On the other hand, many people with more realistic goals see happiness as fitting in to society. A fictional character from Mad Men, Don Draper, believes “It’s a billboard on the side of the road that screams reassurance that whatever you are doing is okay. You are okay”. I do not believe that this is real happiness, it should be something that lasts long and something that does not disappear as soon as you do not have the newest car or the most luxurious house or the most expensive shoes. When reading the novels Brave New World,
In Brave New World, a utopia is built through everyone having a meaningful purpose in life, something that they enjoy doing and can live for. The friendships Bilbo made in The Hobbit changed the way he looked at everything; he was a new hobbit by the end of the novel. The love that Hazel and Augustus shared was special and undying the two characters who you would not thing could be happy, were, in the end.

Always listening to you have been told, never questioning the path others have laid it for you; yes it is that easy to lose your purpose in life. Many people never truly understand themselves because they look for reassurance from others regardless if they believe what they are doing is the right thing. It is impossible to find your purpose in life without questioning society and discovering yourself. Brave new world demonstrates a world in which people are created for specific purposes. The Director in novel believes “that is secret of happiness… liking what you’ve got to do” (pg. 19). It is difficult to argue that The Director was wrong, results speak for themselves and it appears that with the exception of