The theme in the Brave New World revolves around attaining total happiness‚ rather artificial happiness and a sense of fulfillment by the state for its people. This is achieved through three different techniques‚ the first one being biological and psychological conditioning‚ the second one is through promiscuous sex and the ultimate one by the use of a drug called soma‚ which can affect people around the world without any side effects. In today’s society with rising tension‚ ever increasing cases
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Brave New World – Aldous Huxley Reading Log Chapter Who? New students; the DHC; Henry Foster; Lenina Where? London‚ central Hatchery and Conditioning Centre: Fertilizing Room‚ Decanting Room‚ ... What? The DHC shows new students the CLHCC. Explains the Society (production of people‚ alpha‚ beta‚ gamma‚ epsilon; etc.) Henry Foster‚ his assistent‚ sees Lenina‚ with whom he has a date Comments: no individuality in this world; DHC is very important; manipulation Chapter Who? DHC
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In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World‚ he examines three every day aspects and the problems they cause. During the last century‚ Huxley’s aspects of standardization‚ social classes‚ and the role of children in society have presented challenges in America. Standardization has played a role around the world. When Henry Ford started to use the assembly line in the 1910s it “revolutionized production” (“Innovation”). Through the assembly line‚ standardization helped the world by saving huge amounts
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person in the world to obey. Once one person shows violence‚ they must be stopped. Police must use violence in order to prevent someone else from using violence. If one person were to behave violently‚ then they would cause the police to behave violently which would meant the society isn’t violence free. Total utopia isn’t possible because humans have free will. The only way for a utopia to be accomplished is to control the population and take away their free will. In the book “Brave New World” they had
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enlightenment thinkers. The film ‚V for Vendetta‚ is a fantastic example because it portrays many ideas of the enlightenment philosopher‚ in a way that makes the viewer understand the importance of the enlightenment even better. For example‚ after watching this film viewers understand the importance of having life‚ liberty‚ and property‚ and what should we do if the government tries to take it away. Also‚ the audience starts to understand that there are people out in the world that will do anything to get
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for biological weapons and is pursued without regard to its coast. However the true goal of this project is power. Complete and total hegemonic domination. The project however ends violently. But the efforts of those involved are not in vain for a new ability to wage war is born from the blood of one of the victims. Imagine a virus‚ the most terrifying virus you can and then imagine that you and you only have the cure. But if you’re ultimate goal is power‚ how best to use such a weapon? Well it’s
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In Huxley’s‚ Brave New World‚ Bernard Marx‚ one of the story’s main protagonist’s‚ fails to play the role of a dystopian hero. An Alpha male‚ who is supposedly meant to be a big‚ strong‚ leader figure‚ is unsuccessful in fitting into society because of his substandard physical appearance. Due to his dissatisfaction and lack of confidence with himself‚ Bernard’s main goal is to fit into the dystopia and raise his social status. However‚ because Bernard is so focused on himself‚ he is unable to criticize
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When you don’t fit in anywhere‚ and there is nowhere to go‚ what do you do? In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley‚ John is rejected in his society. He was born from civilized parents‚ but he grew up in a savage reservation. This causes John and his mother to not fit in no matter where they go. John’s curiosity‚ ideals‚ and conditioning push him throughout the course of the novel to change for the worse because he becomes paranoid and not wanting of any human contact. John’s curiosity is a major reason
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INTRO In order to become an individual‚ you must embrace challenges and suffering. Those experiences help define who you are. In Brave New World‚ Aldous Huxley delivers a powerful message/warning of what happens to a society that eliminates individuality. In the story‚ individuality cannot come without pain or suffering‚ a element that the World State Society has taken out of their civilization. Soma is used as a drug to keep everyone in society happy and from feeling any types of hardship or pain
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graveyard down at the bottom. As I grabbed my briefcase someone was waiting for me at the door. It was a young man around the age of 16 and he was a mail delivery agent from the MAIL district. I took the letter and read it to myself. It said Dear Brave scientist‚ While you are reading this something very terrible is happening on your floor right now. You won’t realise it until it is too late. If your curiosity is upsetting you let me inform you‚ yes I was in the storage room. From Unknown This was
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