Essays On Books

The novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley presents a utopian society that raises various concerns about its functioning. While reading the book, readers often find the lifestyles of the residents of “brave new world” repulsive, leading them to compare it with their own society. However, any criticism of this society can only be justified […]

1.) The Savage Reservation is similar to the Utopia world in several ways. They both have drugs that are designed to calm people down. Soma, used in the Utopia and mescal used in the Reservation. They both also have a separation within their own society. The Utopia has social castes and the reservation has separation […]

The novel opens in the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre. The year is a.f. 632 (632 years “after Ford”). The Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning is giving a group of students a tour of a factory that produces human beings and conditions them for their predestined roles in the World State. He explains to […]

In a world based on the motto Community, identity, stability, every aspect of society follows that phrase. In the Aldous Huxleys Brave New World, everyone belongs to everyone else.The people live in one community, follow their pre-destined identity and lead stable lives as a result. The whole society in Brave New World is based on […]

Happiness in Brave New World When we look to define happiness, many different ideas come to mind. Websters New Collegiate Dictionary uses three definitions for happiness: good fortune, a state of well being and contentment, and a pleasurable satisfaction. In Brave New World, Aldus Huxley argues that a society can redefine happiness through the governments […]

The short story is based on the author’s first hand experiences as an imperial police officer in Burma. It has all of the trademark Orwellian touches, including the futility and the dehumanization that the imperial project entails. Moreover the story is a strong indictment of the practice of capital punishment. There are numerous clues that […]

Huxley championed the incorporation of recreational drugs into daily life, essentially to forge artificial joy. The consumption of soma ushered users into a parallel universe, awash with happiness and euphoria. “As the soma began taking hold, eyes sparkled, cheeks blazed, and a radiant spirit of universal kindness bloomed on every countenance with joyful, amicable grins” […]

In Huxley’s futuristic vision, “Everyone belongs to everyone else,” is a phrase repeatedly whispered in young people’s dreams, discouraging the concept of exclusive friendships and relationships. Essentially, each individual in this society mirrors every other, shaped and conditioned through fetal programming, hypnopaedic training, and societal pressure into becoming identical cogs within the societal machine. Their […]

The unique features of the science fiction genre enable it to delve into the potential risks posed by developments in science and technology. This can be seen in the satirical piece “Brave New World” written by Aldous Huxley, Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey, and I Robot, directed by Alex Proyas. These various works all […]

Disillusioned by the societies that lay before them, Huxley and Atwood created fascinating and bleak satires of the future where the past is abolished. In Huxley’s technocratic London and Atwood’s theocratic Gilead, two dehumanized masses simply exist to fulfill the ideals of their all-powerful rulers. These societies, consisting of conditioned and religiously indoctrinated individuals, resonate […]

Karl Marx once said, “The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people”. Aldous Huxley’s novel Brave New World depicts a utopia that has come to completely rely on technology to run their world. This advanced and civilized world has made living thoughtless. Citizens look to Henry Ford as a deity […]

According to the Oxford Concise English dictionary, science fiction is defined as “a fanciful fiction based on postulated scientific discoveries or environmental changes” (1976). Joanna Russ points out the distinction between science fiction and fantasy, stating that fantasy draws its plausibility standards from observations of current life (Russ 1995:4). Science fiction literature originated in the […]

Prevalent Symbols in Brave New World and V for Vendetta Symbols are a prevalent technique used in the art of literature and movie making. Both Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and V for Vendetta directed by James McTeague use the symbolism to show their attention to detail and to add importance to the their […]

Individuality, the quality of a character of a particular person or thing that distinguishes them from others of the same kind, especially when strongly marked’. Maintaining Individuality and standing out from everyone else has always been difficult. Not just today, In the 21st century, but throughout history. Often the pressures faced from society and the […]

Yevgeny Zamyatin’s We and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World are the two literary works that accentuate the theme of alienation in the classical societies that they were explicitly set to represent. The two works are set against the highly stratified social and political background whereby dominion and manipulations of the lower caste by the members […]

Today, there are heated debates and inquiries about the remarkable advancements in science, such as cloning. Similarly, discussions revolve around the impact of the Internet, which offers an infinite source of knowledge, and the growing immersion in entertainment. As we face the challenges of the 21st century, individuals question whether these new facets of life […]

Consumer transactions in contemporary marketing strategy have become a battle of minds and wills, resembling game theory (Lee, Frederick, and Chamberlain 2007). Each new generation of consumers faces an increasing saturation of media and messages. As a result, individuals develop more sophisticated filtering systems to protect their personal “psychic space,” creating obstacles for marketers who […]

“Brave New World” Essay Technology has been used negatively In Brave New World to create a future where individuals are incapable of producing or affecting change. Discuss this statement and show HOW Huxley has demonstrated this idea to his readers. Aloud Huxley “Brave New World” explores the extreme impact of science and technology on an […]

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury are novels that have similarities through the entire book. From what I can tell they do not take place in the present, is more towards the future. The similarities that I found is reading books was not allowed anymore, media not allowing beauty […]

In Hamlet, the characters demonstrate different ways to love somebody. There is the love between husband and wife, girlfriend and boyfriend and even between sister and brother. Some feel real love for the other and others are just based on deceit and illusion. The relationships that develop the most throughout the play are Claudius and […]

Hamlet: “When our deep secret plans do chills; and that should larn us. There is a deity that shapes our terminals. Rough-hew them how we will-” (V. 2. 9-11) There are uncertainties to the deity as Hamlet explores this thought. During the drama, prince Hamlet frequently inquiries about his being. In one of his monologues, […]

The Tragedy of Hamlet: Prince of Denmark by Shakespeare deviates from his usual tragic hero prototype with the portrayal of protagonist, Hamlet, as a character lacking malicious motives and receiving support from Horatio and Fortinbras. There are different views on what caused Hamlet’s tragedy, but some propose that it resulted from envy or indecisiveness. Hamlet’s […]