Buffy Montgomery. Dr. Walter Frazee. Biology. March 11,

Buffy Montgomery Dr. Walter Frazee Biology March 11, 2017 Are We Living in Huxley s Brave New World? In today s world, we are deeply divided into social classes. Entertainment rules the world and the people care more about Facebook likes and impersonal digital interactions then they do about spending real time with family and friends. In today s world, outrageous parties are thrown and everyone does ecstasy and praises their experience. We live in a wold where people are called consumers, and life is becoming more isolated and segmented. In today s world, technology has both saved and enslaved the people. Is today s world the â€Å"brave new world† of Aldous Huxley s 1932 dystopian†¦show more content†¦The characters of the novel are meant to expose details and conflicts within the world, with John being the only go between that can highlight the stark differences of creating a life in either the â€Å"brave new world† or on the Savage Reservation. The themes in this storyline are many, but the ones that caught my attention the most are: 1) the tension between a stable community and individual expression through freedom of thought; 2) large scale psychological conditioning through mindless, almost mandated, consumption; 3) the dark underside of scientific and technological advances and the effects that has on what it means to be human. We are invited to explore this future world first through the lens of a stable and cohesive community. At first, there s little to criticize, it seems, and Bernard s quest for personal enhancement may seem but a vanity. The system works well, and the people are sated with many forms of entertainment. As we learn more about Delta s specifically, but also the entirety of the utopia presented, we realize that individual thought and freedom of expression are not only unimportant but actively suppressed through psychological conditioning. It is through John that we can fully explore this tension, as he presents the most stark contrast. Bernard, as well, is our first dip into a questioning status of these norms. The second theme weaves