Hypnopaid's The Evils Of Society

One major theme is the concept of family and relationships. The future society works in almost total opposition to the one of today. In this future, it is considered sinful or wrong to engage in a monogamous relationship, rather, respectable members of society have multiple partners at a time throughout their life. In fact, to be with one person for any extended period of time is grounds for exile to an island isolated from civilization. The philosophy behind this is that if there is no real passion or love, there will never be any sadness or heartbreak when things do not work out.

The concept of individual thought is also focused on heavily. From infancy, the people of the new world are conditioned to think alike. Hypnopaedia, or sleep-teaching, is used on children to program them to follow society. If no one is able to think enough to question their lives then the government will never fall. The mob-mentality goes so deep that people who have no real desire to fight each other go wild when John begins to scream and attack they are forced to do the same because their conditioning made it impossible for them to live without unanimity.

Happiness is something that the characters are asked to question. The government claims
Machinery is relied upon for everything from sports to emotions. The original blame is placed on Ford, who is responsible for the new world because his assembly line caused rapid industrialization. People rely on the “feelies” to simulate actual experiences because there is no conflict or emotion in daily life. There is no religion because Ford and machines have replaced all that is sacred. Children are even born through tubes instead of parents, showing how technology has corrupted even humans themselves. John, the “hero” of the story, rejects the technological advances of the civilized world to go back to what is good and pure, a life outside the city and