Aldous Huxley s Brave New World - 1329 Words

In Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, life is peaceful without any rebellion from its citizens. The society is called ‘The World State’, where scientist can finally produce eggs, without women getting pregnant. As a result, there is no such thing as a â€Å"family†, and the word ‘Mother’ and ‘Father’ are consider as obscene. â€Å". . . the loathsomeness and moral obliquity of childbearing –– merely gross, a scatological rather than a pornographic impropriety† (Huxley 159). They use the Bokanovsky Process, in which they fertilize human eggs in a vitro and make the eggs split into identical copies. They condition the embryo in favor of what class the embryo will develop into. The castes are just the same as the Upper class, the Middle class, and the†¦show more content†¦Helicopters are now essential and a main part of travel in the World State society. They become an enjoyment to travel and see different things. There are no more cars, and even the Epsilon use a high-speed monorail as a mean to travel. Another form of entertainment are ‘feelies’. Feelies are theaters, where you can feel, physically, anything that the on-screen actors feel. â€Å"That sensation on his lips! He lifted a hand to his mouth; the titillation ceased; let his hand fall back on the metal knob; it began again†(Huxley 174). Feeling is a vital part in the World State society. When everyone feels good, there is no chaos but order within society. Because of this, the government can easily control the citizens and be in control. Indeed, no one will change the government when all the government is doing is keeping its citizens happy. They give their citizens freedom, but they limit every aspect of freedom by withholding the truth. The soma that the citizens take make everything impossible to think straight. They suppress the truth and only give what the citizens need . . . happiness. Promiscuity is accepted as a societal norm, and it is not regarded as obscene in society. As a matter of fact, it is natural to be promiscuous and it is encouraged at a young age to play sexual games. â€Å"A little boy of about seven and a little girl who might have been a year older, were playing . . . a rudimentary sexual game† (Huxley 44). Even