Topic > Examples of Social Stability in Brave New World

Aldous Huxley often criticized the world around him and this was reflected in his works Brave New World. Huxley, fearing what society would turn into, shaped this novel based on his concern for the future. This story is set in London, England, where a society is created of individuals who are born into their roles. Although everyone has a role in this world, it is eternal and individuals are locked into their social class for life, without any possibility of advancement. The main idea behind this is that everyone would sacrifice their freedom for happiness. A drug called soma provides instant happiness to anyone who is feeling down, and everyone has access to it. This novel shows the fall of a world without freedom and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is an example of how social stability influences a society through dreams and goals, personal relationships, morals and values. First, a world with social stability influences the dreams and goals of all who reside in it. In the Brave New World, everyone is born into their roles to enhance class warfare and conflict. Huxley's portrait of our future classes is explained in this novel when the director explains their society: “We too predestine and condition. We praise our children as socialized human beings. Each person in the Brave New World is conditioned to think a certain way, and this influences how others think of each other before they meet. In the civilization of Brave New World, stability is the foundation, as stated here: “'Stability,' said the Controller, 'Stability. There is no civilization without social stability. There is no social stability without individual stability'” (Huxley 42). Each individual and the way they socialize revolves around this theme and has a great impact on the relationships they form. Then, as they learn to sleep, babies hear this phrase myriad times