The Brave, Condemned, And Wicked - 1133 Words

Armani Astudillo Mrs. Segovia Theory Report 07 March 2017 The brave, condemned, and wicked The advancement of technology does not imply the enhancement of humanity , within â€Å" A Brave New World†, by Aldous Huxley, shows a world in which individuality is stripped and replaced by uniformity which can be shown best in the John the â€Å"savage†. Perception has its way of fitting people s circumstances to fit their complex, and in its’ entirety that s what this dystopian novel is about. Human emotion is replaced with universal thinking and the corruption of one s sense of self to the point where civilization has a â€Å"hive mind†complex. â€Å"Community,Identity,Stability† (5) are the words engraved into the society Huxley portrays as the United†¦show more content†¦That through this way of living, happiness is achieved and the problems of the world are gone†¦ though this may be true, the happiness that is talked about within chapter 4 be lenina, â€Å"there’s one thing we can be certain of; whoever he may have been, he was happy when he was alive. Everybody’s happy now.† â€Å"Yes, everybody’s happy now,† echoed Lenina. They had heard the words repeated a hundred and fifty times every night for twelve years.† Through The advancements in science, and essentially shaping their minds, their happiness is simply a facade due to their lack of understanding. This was Huxley’s purpose when creating John, he was the perfect contrast for such structural behavior. When corrupted by the â€Å"new world† the piece john lost that was most important was his belief in his happiness, the happiness that was brought upon by the likes of shakespeare and the world he knew. Another key component of John’s conception as a character was his sexual desires.. As introduced at the beginning of the novel, â€Å"Soma† ( paraphernalia) (56) is used as a numbing agent, a pill that rids oneself of control and releases their natural, yet enhanced sexual desires. Engaged in â€Å"orgy-porgy† they lose control of themselves and suddenly nothing else mattersShow MoreRelatedEssay on Remaking Beowulf as a Christian Hero1029 Words   |  5 Pagescalled Grendel, notorious prowler of the borderland, ranger of the moors, the fen and the fastness; this cursed creature lived in a monsters lair for a time after the Creator had condemned him as one of the seed of Cain - the Everlasting Lord avenged Abels murder. 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