Brave New World: A Dystopia

Aldous Huxley's Brave New World presents a dystopian vision of the future. The new world order is governed by twelve controllers. At the beginning of the book, we encounter a hatchery where people are born through an incubation system in children's factories. This means that the family institution no longer exists. The society in the book believes that families bring drama and are undesirable.

Emotions are suppressed in this society. Some may argue this is beneficial, but I believe emotions, even the negative ones, are essential to being human. The citizens are always happy and never question the system because they are conditioned from birth to accept it. Children have education through sleep teaching and conditioning with repetition playing a crucial role. For example, they repeat ‘Everyone is everyone else’ a million times.

The system uses sexuality as a control system. They seem to have freedom because many things are allowed but they are psychologically oppressed. They can’t have a relationship with anyone it is mocked by society, and instead, polygamy is praised.

Individuals are seen as products, valued only for their usefulness to the state. They don’t have individuality, being society is normal in there. Through electroshock therapy, citizens are conditioned to instinctively hate books and flowers. I can't imagine a world without books or flowers, as they bring joy and beauty to life.

The use of drugs is allowed. A pill called "Soma" is used to maintain happiness and suppress any problems. I believe facing and overcoming problems is important because it makes us stronger.

Even though there are no diseases, no bad feelings, no violence no punishment, and no torturing, the people are controlled through oppression. Individuality is oppressed and religion is replaced by a worship of Henry Ford, with the letter "T" becoming a religious symbol.

There are five categories of humans: Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons. There is no opportunity for social mobility; people are assigned their roles at birth. Society emphasizes stability and consumerism. Everything is designed to encourage consumption, with advertising playing a significant role. The motto is to use items once and then buy new ones.

The system, however, is not perfect. Occasionally, it produces individuals who rebel against it, like Bernard. Because of his different thinking, Bernard is eventually exiled. In the end, the system prevails, and the human spirit is defeated by the machinery of the state. This outcome highlights the dystopian nature of Brave New World.