Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is a futuristic story of a dystopian society that .
has rid itself of instability through science and politics, as well as the sacrifice of certain .
cultural values. Although the concept of this new world seems ideal, the author portrays .
it cynically. His ideas of progress, science and politics are reflected negatively in the .
novel as their employment in the society cause the sacrifice of such themes as religion, .
history, and freedom. The forfeitures made for stability creates a fear in the reader of the .
methods used to dispose of them.
The theme of progress is one fundamental basis of the new culture. The people of .
London now idolize the belief in Ford rather than a God. In this novel, Ford represents .
Henry Ford who is a symbol of technological advancement and industrialization. His .
ideas are reflected in the novel not only in the society's mechanical modernization, such .
as the use of helicopters instead of cars, but also in its scientific revolution. The use of .
the assembly line is now used for the manufacturing of humans on a large scale. Each .
human is categorized into a specific class; from an Alpha being the highest caste and of .
the higher intelligence, to an Epsilon being the lowest caste and of lower intelligence. In .
doing this, they have engineered human beings, not only to fulfill the various positions .
needed to sustain a society, but also to enjoy the positions that need to be filled. .
Therefore, they have created people in the most efficient manner possible;.
"We also predestine and condition. We decant our babies as socialized human beings, as Alphas or Epsilons, as future sewage workers or future- He was going to say future World Controllers, .
MacLeod2.
but correcting himself, said "future Directors of Hatcheries" instead. (Huxley10).
However, there is also a mocking aspect in this mass production. People are no longer .
able to decide their own future, and are conditioned to think about nothing except what .