![]() While reading the articles, it’s hard not to think of how Huxley’s World State used “COMMUNITY, IDENTITY, STABILITY” as its motto. These articles reveal how advances in the scientific/economic/political communities could and possibly are diminishing our sense of identity (therefore individuality, privacy, etc.), similar to how Huxley’s novel is set in a world without individuality, all to better suit a utilitarian civilization. This can be seen in two articles published this year by PBS’ “NewsHour” that express concern about microchipping humans and privacy in the age of technology. While “Brave New World” is filled with witty and interesting satire, some of Huxley’s satire appears to have become reality, not only in development through scientific achievement, but through philosophical and political debate. A bleak dystopia to the modern mind, the ideology relayed is “happiness over individuality.” Yet, this is only the backdrop to a larger satirical approach. The same population is even psychologically conditioned to appeal and react to specific philosophies. Huxely describes a civilization in which all are classified by genetic stature, facial expression and even eye color. ![]() Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World,” a novel notorious for deconstructing the societal conscience of English civilization through intelligent and witty satire, appears as mere fiction.
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