The Idea of Brave New World

Brave New World sends the message that with the desire to have a world with full lasting stability and nothing in the world that could destabilize that, we could willingly sacrifice love, history, and many other important emotions and knowledge in favor of a world where everyone can be happy and comfortable and get a long forever. "Every change is a menace to stability." says Mustapha Mond and he is correct. The book warns that people will willingly change in order so that they will not have to change anymore.

The book also sends the message that modern technology and science could reach a point where no further advancements need to be made or need to be added for use to the general population because that change could destabilize the world and the constant comfort and happiness of others. Mond also says,"Every discovery in pure science is potentially subversive; even science must sometime be treated as a possible enemy...that's another item at the cost of stability."

"Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the over compensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn't nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand." People will almost always choose happiness over misery, but when a society that is constantly in a happy state is looked at be a a society that features both misery and happiness. The two society clash with one thinking the same as before and the second believing that other is more miserable then they.

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