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Dependency In Brave New World

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Brave New World Brave New World by Aldous Huxley takes place in a postmodern society of conformation and mass governmentally subsidized drug dependency. This futuristic world is based on the ideas and works of Henry Ford, focusing primarily his use of mass production. Ford’s concept of bulk manufacturing is utilized by the World State in their artificial creation of people. In the World State's culture of predestination and “hypnopaedic moral education” there is no tolerance for unique individuals, this leads to the rift between multiple of the story's characters and their community. While Bernard and Helmholtz also experienced exile from society the most drastic experience in the story was Johns. John, the savage, was the child of the Director and Linda, he was born on the uncivilized reservation in New Mexico after his mom, Linda, was abandoned there by the director. Though John grew up facing tremendous …show more content…

(pg. 151) After this scene John's mother became heavily reliant on soma and his father resigned from his job as director. His mother's new found dependence left her in a constant state of “holiday” where she would barely recognize John, leading him to feel more alone. What further alienated John was how his views on romance differed from the rest of the world, especially due to the influence of Shakespeare's works and the cultural norms on the reservation. These views accompanied by his strong feelings towards Lenina reinforced his hatred of the World State once she attempted to become romantic with him. (pg.194) The final blow that caused the rift between John and his new home was the death of his mother. Her death, caused by overdosage of soma, enraged John to the point that he decides to “throw the little pill-boxes of soma tablets…”(pg. 213) out of a window in the hospital, causing a

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