All forms of art have greatly influenced my life and have had an enormous effect on me as a person. Throughout high school, of all the great works of literature, poetry, and other types of art that have given me a feeling of joy, my senior year I discovered one piece of literature that stands out and opens my eyes to the world around me. Art, literature and music not only intrigue and inspire me, but also despite all of the thought provoking choices at hand, Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, has had the greatest affect on my opinion of the world.

I believe that this story is similar to what our society is becoming and has opened my outlook on the world. Aldous Huxley greatly described an innovated world in which all matters of truth and individuality are gone. The characters in this book are born into a caste system, in which they are conditioned to think and act according to which caste level they belong. Although, he did not pre

In reading Brave New World, I have come to realize the significance of true humanlike feelings and experiences. Throughout this book, happiness is signified solely by Soma, a drug given to anyone feeling dissatisfied in his life. The characters are not taught to feel, but trained to be happy. For example, when a hostile group of people get out of hand, the authorities throw quantities of Soma into the crowd in order for them to calm down. Instead of facing confrontations and expressing one’s feelings, Aldous Huxley avoids real life situations. Unlike today’s society, people are encouraged to have promiscuous sex with no commitments, giving women contraceptives and protection from childbirth and disease. One theme that is constant throughout this book is the idea that ridding the society of morals creates a universal happiness. These values, such as test tube babies and sex without responsibilities, helps me to realize the impact of these experiences on my own life, compar

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