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Write a short note on Utopia

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Write a short note on Utopia. [2015]

The word Utopia comes from Sir Thomas More’s (1478-1535) book “Utopia” (1516). It means “no place” or “an ideal place.” In “Brave New World” (1932), Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) presents the World State as a scientific utopia where people live happily, but at the cost of freedom and humanity.

Meaning of Utopia: A utopia is a perfect society without pain, crime, or sadness. People are peaceful, happy, and satisfied. In Huxley’s novel, science replaces nature, and every person is made to fit his role. The Director says, 

“We also predestine and condition.”

This artificial control removes suffering but also destroys individuality. The result is a world that looks perfect but feels empty.

Scientific Control of Happiness: In the World State, people are designed for pleasure, not freedom. From birth, they are taught by hypnopaedia to obey. Mustapha Mond says, 

“Community, Identity, Stability.” 

T
hese three words guide their lives. Here, people take soma to avoid pain and sadness. 

Absence of Art, Love, and Faith: The people of the World State know no love or religion. They repeat, 

“Everyone belongs to everyone else.”

Art, family, and faith are banned to keep them calm. Their happiness is only surface-deep.

Utopia as a Warning: Huxley uses this perfect world to warn readers. Disease, war, and aging are gone, but so are truth and freedom. He shows that total peace without personal choice is not real happiness. It is control disguised as comfort.

In short, Huxley’s utopia is not paradise but a warning. It shows that life without pain, love, or freedom becomes lifeless. True happiness, he suggests, can exist only where people are free to feel and choose.

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