Utopian Society In Brave New World

The definition of a utopia is an idealistic or perfect view of society; so why shouldn't we reach for a flawless society and why is it unethical to attempt a “perfect” society? Despite the harmonization of society and the equality of all, individuality lacks within a utopian society. Additionally, basic human rights like freedom of speech are also limited within a utopia, leading to the dehumanization and desensitization of society. Utopias are outright impossible because all individuals have their own thoughts/desires, conflicting with the ideals that all people should harmonize in beliefs for their utopian society. Basic human rights are a necessity in all societies . In Brave New World, many desires/freedoms we have today are abolished from its society, such as normal emotions. In the book “Brave New World” it states Two hundred repetitions, twice a week from fourteen to sixteen and a half, was all his comment. The mad bad talk rambled on. “I want to know what passion is,” she heard him saying. “I want to feel something strongly.” When the individual feels, the community reels, Lenina pronounced. Well, why shouldn’t it reel a bit? Bernard! But Bernard remained unabashed. …show more content…
Infants were feeling and desire are concerned. (Huxley, 63)
This quote supports my argument because while Bernard talks to Lenina he shows that he still has some sense of reality from the brainwashed society. Lenina, one of the brainwashed women in the city-state does not understand this and goes on to say that when you feel some type of emotion, the entire community suffers. Bernard does not listen to her and goes on to when adults were intellectuals, babies were emotional, and desires were actually important. The excerpt demonstrates that a utopia can turn into a dystopia and take away of desires, emotions, and concerns of everyday