Harsh Reality Of Truth example essay topic
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The novel "Brave New World", by Aldous Huxley, is a history book written for the future. The author envisions our society in the future and the dangerous direction it is headed in. "Brave New World" verse reality creates similarities between these two worlds. Our society is based on balance and when that balance is broken, unhappiness accrues. If the truth was hidden, happiness could never be disturbed. In chapter sixteen, Mustapha Mond explains why their society hides the truth and how the truth could cause pain. Soma is used in the "Brave New World" to prevent the truth or any clich " es that could cause unhappiness. Lenina, "A gram me is always better than a damn,"A gram me in time saves nine". In reality we call that drug abuse.
Drug addicts use different substances to escape the harsh reality of truth. Living without the drugs seems unimaginable and frightening in both worlds. 'Hypnopaedia' is used to teach people their way of life and moral lessons. In the story a young boy named Ruben Rabinovivch fell asleep with the radio on listening to a professor giving a lecture. When he awoke the next morning he could recite the facts, but did not know what they meant. In our society, people use similar tactics with tapes to learn and memorize facts.
Also propaganda and advertisements are use to convince or even to control our way of thinking into what the advertiser wants us to believe. If someone in the "Brave New World" society does not follow the propaganda, they are considered abnormal and an outcast. We do the same in our current reality by not accepting someone in our group if he has different beliefs, culture or religion. I consider the 'Nine Years' War' to be compared to the war in Afghanistan. The biochemical warfare is used in both worlds. Our civilization today is concerned and scared.
If the truth were hidden, as to the "Brave New World" maybe our society would be happy, too. The question arises from this book to pick either, the truth and pain or a false life and happiness. I was taught growing up to face reality and its problems, so I would choose the truth. Lenina and Bernard were taught to over look truth and take Soma. If someone were born between both worlds with no propaganda or ', what would they choose?
