Brave New World Essay Examples and Topics

A recurring theme throughout the novel Kindred by Octavia Butler and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is the significance of literature in society. Literature and literacy, in both novels, are limited in order to maintain social order and prevent rebellion. Both set in dystopian…

George Orwell and Aldous Huxley: Realistic Prediction for the Future After reading a novel by authors George Orwell and Aldous Huxley, I have come to the conclusion that Huxley made the most realistic prediction for the future, in his book entitled Brave New World. He…

‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ by George Orwell was published in June of 1949 and set in the fictional superstate of Oceania where we follow the protagonist, Winston Smith, as he faces the oppression and control of living under a totalitarian state. ‘Brave New World’ by Aldous Huxley…

Brave New World was revises due to the actuality of these concepts. “The prophecies made in 1931 are coming true much sooner than I thought they would” (page 238). These prophecies came to life, before the author had proposed. He claimed “the nightmare of total…

By definition, the word “dystopia” means, “an imaginary place or condition in which everything is as bad as possible” (OED). Therefore, the goal of dystopian fiction is to imagine such a place or condition and explore the worst possible scenarios that could occur. While the…

FRQ 2 In the passage from the novel Brave New World, Aldous Huxley uses metaphors and powerful diction to characterize John and Mustapha Mond and their opposing views on societal and life values. Through the two characters’ dialogue, Huxley portrays Mustapha Mond as someone who…

Imagine a world where all of your fantasies can become reality. Imagine a world without violence or hate, but just youth, beauty, and sex. Imagine a world of perfect stability, and no one is unhappy or left out. This sounds like the perfect world. But…

Expendable or Indispensable? “You’re nothing more than a dishwasher, a cook, and caretaker.” Subjected to conventional domestic duties, women before the 1920s were not granted freedom in exercising rights given to their male counterparts.. Thought of only as mothers, it was not until they were…

In Brave New World, the author Aldous Huxley predicts a future, like no other, where truth is trumped by happiness. The people in the World State are ignorant of the truth. They mistake the truth for happiness. This ignorance leads them to believe that a…

‘The control of women and babies has been a feature of every repressive regime on the planet.’ This statement by Margaret Atwood in her new introduction to the 2017 version of A Handmaid’s Tale rings true through two key themes, women’s bodies and reproduction, within…

Keeping the gears of society constantly spinning is far easier said than done.Such an achievement comes at a costly price,and in certain cases prices-repression,dehumanization, brainwash,to name a few.Such atrocities are evident in our modern society.Published in 1932,the science fiction novel Brave New World by Aldous…

Instead of upholding interests of citizens, governments opportunistically manipulate the truth and restrain civil liberties of its citizens in order to push for their political agenda, hence establishing a situation of inequality between power holders and their citizens. This notion of injustice is demonstrated through…

 It is human nature to contemplate the possibilities of our future. Furthermore, the directions in which we as a society turn can shape our future for hundreds of years to come. It is usually assumed that our world will imminently be consumed by science and…

Both seemingly created with an idea so outrageous and positively twisted beyond recognition, the worlds of Huxley and Scott when they were first presented were not quite understood, and furthermore, ridiculed for their ostensibly outlandish designs of humanity and our constantly changing world. Now, however,…

Huxley presents the World State as the climax of his generation’s infatuation with comfort and technology. Yet, we are supposed to understand that the same government control that gives subjects peace and stability also steals from their humanity. The horror of Brave New World lies…