The title Brave New World is such an irony to this utopia. Sure, the World
State can be seen as being brave enough to change the entire production and
function of the human race to ensure that they’re happy. However, the Savage
captures the society in its weakness as he expressed to the Controller how
easily they get “rid of everything unpleasant instead of learning to put up
with it… [they] neither suffer nor oppose…just abolish the slings and arrows” (238).
This scene discloses the society’s cowardice on how they simply run from—abolish
anything that seems to be a damper on happiness and comfort. They rather rid
the citizens of truth and beauty because they fear change and see it as “a
menace to stability” (224-225). Instead of facing it and dealing with it they
shun it and make it disappear. So much for being brave Brave New World.
This issue is currently being brought up by social justice warriors in America. They seek to rid the world of ideas and beliefs that don't bring happiness.
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