As man has progressed through the ages, there has been, .
That purpose is to arrive at a utopian .
society, where everyone is happy, disease is nonexistent, and strife, .
anger, or sadness are unheard of. Only happiness exists. But when .
confronted with Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, we come to realize .
that this is not, in fact, what the human soul really craves. In fact, .
Utopian societies are much worse than those of today. In a utopian .
society, the individual, who among others composes the society, is .
lost in the melting pot of semblance and world of uninterest. .
In the science fiction book Brave New World, we are confronted with a .
man, Bernard Marx. Bernard is inadequate to his collegues. So he .
resorts to entertaining himself most evenings, without the company of .
a woman. This encourages his individual thought, and he realizes that .
independent thought is rewarding, and that he must strive to become a .
real individual. Although this is true to a certain extent, Bernard .
does not realize that he would much rather attain social recognition. .
At least, not until the opportunity presents itself. Thus, through a .
series of events, Bernard uses the curiosity of the society to his .
advantage, fulfilling his subconscious wish of becoming someone .
important; a recognized name in the jumble of society. This ends when .
the curiosity of others ends, and as a supreme result of his arrogant .
behaviour, he is exiled. The instigator of this curiosity as .
well as the author of Bernard's fame (and folly), is an outsider know .
as the Savage. The Savage is brought in from outside of the utopian .
society by Bernard as an experiment. He faces "civilized .
society" with a bright outlook, but eventually comes to hate it .
bitterly. Lenina, the supporting role of the novel, is the most .
pronounced example of the ideal citizen. She adheres to the principles .
of the society without so much as a second thought. In the .
utopian society that Huxley presents, everyone is happy.
