One of the most difficult questions to answer about this book is why all of this is so very bad. Many people have described huxley's vision of the future as "horrifying." However, the fact remains that everyone in the society is really happy, really content, really without war, or pain or suffering. So what's so bad about it, really? It's often an easy answer to feel but a difficult one to verbalize. Respond to this issue. If you want to say it's not so bad, and you really meant it, that's okay too. Just be specific and thoughtful
I think there is a positive and negative aspect to this world. It's great that everyone is happy but what is the cost. It would be amazing if we could have a world were there was no pain, suffering, war, or sadness, and this world captures that which is great, but in order for them to get this they had to take away everyones individuality. To and extent the idea of conditioning isn't all that bad, infact we are conditioned by our parents, however i don't like how they do it in brave new world. The idea of everyone being conditioned in the same way would in fact get rid of conflict because we'd all believe the same things which is good, but I don't like the idea of seperate castes and having divisions between them like they do in the book. Also with conditioning it could end up being abused it would have to be controlled very carefully.
Another thing I don't like about Brave new world is the lack of relationships, i think its sad that they can't ever have anything more meaningful.
Also this world would fall short in the case of Bernard, when someone is different they are alieanated against and arn't happy and then perhaps end up committing suicide like John (oops i spoiled the ending... maybe u all should reed faster :P.)
Ultimately im not condeming this world but I don't think its something we want to go for, I think what we need is a medium between the savage reservation and the world state. So I choose door number 3.
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