The people rely strongly on their daily dose of soma to keep them going, as evidenced by the riot that occurs when Bernard begins throwing the soma rations out the window. Their society has been confined so much that they are not able to experience true human emotions, such as love and happiness. And even their superficial perceived happiness has its limits. But this is only because they do not know what happiness really is. Yes, the people in Brave New World claim to be living happy lives. People are not able to form true human relationships in this environment. Everyone is forced to conform to the strict order of society, and no one can have any personal opinions or character. Bernard struggles with this throughout the novel, as he feels different from everyone else and is alienated because of his attempt to express his personal opinions and general discontent with society. And even further, people are deprived of individuality, by being created as twins and conditioned to have the same beliefs. People are denied liberty and basic human rights in the creation of these classes. However, this only reinforces the division between groups by creating classes that determine a person’s genetic makeup and everything about their life. It attempts to make everyone equals by creating large groups of identical twins, and genetic classes of people designed to fit into certain roles in society. The society of Brave New World has stripped its inhabitants of the privileges that help define happiness as well as those that determine humanity itself.īrave New World creates a society designed to be perfectly stable and orderly, creating and conditioning its inhabitants to function practically as robots. Despite its surficial benefits, it is clear that this society is far from perfect in terms of happiness and human mental well being.
Brave New World portrays a perfectly controlled society, meant to eliminate the horrors of conflict, instability, and unknowns such as death. Although many would think that wealth, power, and stability constitute happiness, this is certainly not the case. However, countless are misguided in their beliefs. Many people believe they have a clear idea of what happiness is, and exactly what they need to do in order to achieve it.
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