Utopian Society In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World

Dystopias usually abuse a certain theme such as collectivism, communism, or individualism, socialism etc. In the stories “Anthem” written by Ayn Rand and “Harrison Bergeron” written by Kurt Vonnegut the main characters live similar lives. In “Harrison Bergeron” Harrison lives a rough life as he is limited because of how he appears and how smart he is. In Anthem Equality 7-2521 is a very smart and want wants to show the government how great it is to think for yourself. However, Harrison and Equality live lives that are the same and different.

At the beginning of the book, Doug has a very negative view of the world around him. He has just moved to a new town, and he hates his life there. He describes almost everything as being, “stupid” and he calls nearly every person he sees as a “chump.” Not only that, but he has an abusive dad

Brave New World Aldous Huxley’s novel “Brave New World,” uses irony and symbolism to portray his message. “Brave New World” is a story written about a futuristic society saturated with glamour and technology. There are no longer parents; children are conceived in labs by donated gametes and conditioned for specific physical and mental likes and dislikes depending on their class of society. Completely apart from all the classes are “savages” who live on reservations surrounded by electric fences. These “savages” have remained unchanged and follow the “old” way of life.

This quote was shown in the opening of the movie Gattaca whose civilization is made of mostly genetically modified beings. Parents in this world will genetically modify their children to have the best traits they could possibly have. These people are known as valids. Valids get a high status and the best jobs whereas if an individual was born “naturally” and untouched, they are considered invalid. In a similar world, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley individuals are not born from parents but from jars.

Kurt Vonnegut’s story, “Harrison Bergeron” is about a utopian society that has a government that believes in equality in every concept. Three amendments were created by the government in the year 2081. People in the utopia suffer from the control and absolute power of the government and obey their equality laws by wearing handicaps, when a majority of the people are really not. One lesson this story demonstrates is ‘don’t let anyone overpower you.’ In the beginning, it shows and describes the handicaps that some people wear. “...And George, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little mental handicap radio in his ear.

We also create relationships by playing with each other and taking trips with each other. I try to create a good relationship with my brothers and sisters by trying to fun activities with them and try to take care of them as much as possible. Relationships sometimes can be hard because you can be mad at each other or don 't agree with one other just like Hazel and George in the story “ Harrison Bergeron ” . My family and the family of Harrison Bergeron do share similarities and differences when it comes down to relationships and most of the time it is different because of the fact that everyone had to be average while in our world we can be whatever we want to

What if technology was being used and abused but you never knew about it? In the book “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, technology is being abused without anyone knowing except for one person (Harrison Bergeron). “The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal” (Vonnegut 133). The people are not just equal before the law, but they are equal in every way. The agents of the United States Handicapper General put handicappers (technological devices) to take away the people’s differences.

Willy often has hallucinations and get lost in his negative and depressing thoughts. Willy has many misperceptions, he believes that in order to succeed you need to be popular. The way Willy approaches life is one that sets him up to fail, and as a result he is unable to face reality. He constantly slips into illusions about his past because it is a way for him to escape reality. Right before Willy commit suicide he hallucinates about talking to Ben, “Ben: Time, William, time!

Due to him conforming so well, he had benefits that not everyone was able to have like being popular and having insurance. Being like everyone else, in this case, doesn’t seem so bad yet. This poem seems very pro-conformity until the end, where it takes a turn. “He was married

No one is truly free, because everyone is a result of some sort of conditioning. Brave New World depicts a “perfect” society in which freedom is nonexistent, but stability and happiness are put at the forefront. Throughout the story of Brave New World, Huxley shows the audience how the new “World State” operates. Science has allowed for the creation of Hatchery and Conditioning Centres, which are able to control the entire birth process. As the babies are grow in the facility, they are conditioned for their roles in society; therefore, straight from the moment people of this society are conceived they are already being conditioned to do the roles they are assigned.