Brave New World

Novel | Aldous Huxley

How are the people of the world state treated?

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How are the people of the world state treated The World State in Brave New World is a future government that controls the whole world In the World State human beings are treated like machines They are produced trained and controlled to serve society s need for Community Identity Stability without any absolute freedom Created and Conditioned by Science People of the World State are not naturally born They are made in bottles inside the Central London Hatchery The Director proudly says We also predestine and condition We decant our babies as socialized human beings Every person is planned by caste Alpha Beta Gamma Delta or Epsilon Even before birth oxygen and heat control decide their brain and body Controlled through Sleep-Learning From early childhood citizens are taught ideas through hypnopaedia also known as sleep-teaching The Director calls it the greatest moralizing and socializing force of all time They repeat

words like Everyone belongs to everyone else until it becomes truth People learn to love pleasure and hate loneliness Deprived of Feelings and Freedom Real emotions like love pain and sorrow are forbidden People are encouraged to take soma whenever they feel sad Mustapha Mond explains Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensation for misery This drug gives fake peace and hides the emptiness of life Thus citizens never feel grief guilt or passion They only live in artificial comfort In short each person works enjoys pleasure and obeys rules like a part of a machine From Synthetic Music to Feelies everything is designed for control No art religion or family exists People think they are free but they are slaves to comfort

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