Monday, August 8, 2016
Social Stability
Social stability in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is valued above all else. The reason for all the actions of those who govern over the people is to gain this stability and maintain a peaceful and happy life for all its citizens. To keep the people happy, they discourage the admiration of simple things such as the beauty of flowers as well as the knowledge received from books that may make one question life. The ultimate goal is to be happy; however, to achieve this goal a world of false happiness is created. The citizens of the World State learn only what is approved and do what they are told mindlessly and without hesitation. This dystopian world gives its citizens no freedom, fake happiness, and thoughtless life where nothing is questioned, and when somebody does step out of line and does not conform to the society's ways, they are ostracized. Is social stability really worth the price of freedom, and if so, why is it so important?
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Social stability in my opinion is not worth the price of freedom. If everything we hear, see, and do is controlled by someone else then we are not really living. Even if there is peace, the majority of the population would probably never be truly happy because of how their lives are controlled.
ReplyDeleteSocial stability in my opinion is not worth the price of freedom. If everything we hear, see, and do is controlled by someone else then we are not really living. Even if there is peace, the majority of the population would probably never be truly happy because of how their lives are controlled.
ReplyDeleteThe society of Brave New World is not one I'd like to be apart of. Even if the society is stable, the happiness there is all false, and the way of life seems dreadful. What's the point of living if there is no freedom and you can't be truly happy?
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