"Brave New World"

An examination of the different means utilized by the Controllers in order to maintain social harmony in Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World".

1,263 words () | 6 sources | MLA | 2005 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper examines how in order to maintain absolute social order and harmony in the society portrayed in "Brave New World", many of the inalienable rights and freedoms that are held true today are either twisted around or totally eliminated. It looks at how the citizens are controlled by depriving them of emotional and intellectual stimulation, keeping them physically satisfied, and through psychological and physical conditioning.

From the Paper:

"The citizens of this society are controlled by depriving them of emotional stimulation. Recognizing that anything that evokes emotion, helps to identify a cultural identity, or can cause conflicts between people could be a hazard, the Controllers eliminate any concept of family or art. "Since the needs of society are far more important than the needs of the individual, the Controllers strongly believe that sacrificing human attachments- even attachments between children and their parents- is a small price for social harmony" (Hochman 65). By encouraging polyamorous relationships, the emotional aspect is removed, and only the physical and aesthetic variables are left to determine the quality of a relationship. "