Brave New World Revisited

        Huxley presented Brave New World to the society as he invented an organized society where everything was systematic, artificial, and fake. The novel is extremely thematic; the plot and scenario enhances the significance of individuality in society and how the central government may easily manipulate its citizens. In Brave New Word Revisited, Aldous Huxley reenters the futuristic world where people live under the totalitarian rule of the Fordship. However, this time, he approaches this fictional world in a realistic way. He reveals where the ideas in the novel rooted from and proposes how freedom is menaced over time.

            One force that is definitely driving the current world into communist society, as mentioned by Huxley himself, is the issue involving over-population. Over-population leads to economic instability and social unrest. This problem appears due to limited natural resources that are available. As the author mentions, although advances in technology may save more lives, because there are not enough resources to feed and supply everyone with their needs, he/ she will end up miserable as slow death by outright starvation threatens their lives. To cover up such defects in society, central government must perform more power amongst its society. The forceful power forms the crowd to become mass-like, resulting in the loss of self-identity. The strengthened power leads to a government ruling in a dictatorial fashion. Huxley clearly demonstrates the chain reaction that appears when the human population exceeds the certain limit.

            Additionally, Huxley presents numerous effective methods that dictators use when manipulating “isolated individuals”. Brainwashing is one of the techniques that the author introduces. Using sources and examples to prove his points, Huxley concludes that to control a person, the dictator needs to practice skillful psychological manipulation. Although it is extremely doubtful whether a person can actually control others by such method, through his examples, the technique is proven effective. The section where Huxley talks about propaganda and how it manipulates citizens is the most relative to the lives today. The media does have a significant role in people’s minds. Even though it may not wholly control their thoughts, society does get many ideas influenced by what is on the TV or newspaper.

Through Huxley’s non-fictional approach to the dystopian novel, Brave New World, it can be concluded that our society is heading towards, slowly, but steadily, towards the Brave New World. The author himself mentions in the end, that these forces are too strong to be resisted for long. However, it is always important to do whatever is necessary to prevent society without any freedom.