Brave New World Essay Examples and Topics

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…

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…

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…

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…

 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…

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…

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…

‘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…

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…

Composers employ various elements of their representational mediums to elucidate their critique on the impact of political corruption on the individual and broader society. Through their differing textual forms, composers highlight the abuse of political power through acts such as coercive conformity and social conditioning…

The evolution of technology has changed the modern day society in many ways. From the creation of the fundamental wheel to the latest iPhone XS, technology has made both a positive and negative impact on how people view life. The two texts Brave New World…

Both the Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, the populace are manipulated and controlled with the use of technology, however the power of technology is portrayed differently in the two novel. In the novel Brave New World, technology 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,…

‘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…

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…