DEHUMANIZA
TION IN
BRAVE NEW
WORLD
By Olly, Luke, Ben and Kieran
Removing/Controlling Emotions
Loss of Humanity
Loss of Intimacy
Loss of Morality
Loss of Individuality – No meaning behind creation
The use of Soma encourages solely positive emotions that allow
the user to escape reality and subsequently their problems
Reproduction – Predestined Role within
Society
Genetically modified embryos specifically engineered to suit
the needs of society – includes altering ones physical traits and
intellectuality subsequently morphing them into a perfect
member of society.
Doesn’t allow for one to excel in society – move or progress
forward – gain status ect.
Removes the need for the human to better themselves – seek
further gratitude.
Life becomes repetitive – predictable – loss of experience in
different aspects – no risk to life
Humanity becomes more so predestined and robotic, losing all
potential room to improve and better themselves.
Death – Hospitals
The members of society are conditioned from early childhood
to perceive death as the proverbial ‘end of production line’
Death is emotionless – numb – inescapable
Hospitals – are perceived not as a place of healing, but as a
place of dying
John is visiting his mother in hospital, Linda, when the children
approach they are relatively perplexed by the woman on her
deathbed, this is a good example of the conditioning as if we
parallel this to society today death is perceived as an experience
of mourning and grievance.
Liberation of Sexuality
Purpose and meaning of sexual intercourse has become more of
a recreational physical act rather than an act of love and
intimacy.
An individual can choose from a plethora of sexual partners – it
is perceived as immoral in society if the individual concentrates
it to one person.
Contraceptive pills – prevention of procreation – thus
controlling population growth.
The children are conditioned from birth to commit sexual acts
with each other from a very young age.
Summary
The purpose is to gain insight not only into what it is to be human
but what it would be to lose humanity. Huxley portrays this
through various methods of dehumanizing strategies therefore
controlling society and prohibiting growth of humanity.
MANIPULATION IN
BRAVE NEW WORLD
Paul, Jamon, Steph, Eliza, William and Maddi
• The citizens of Huxley’s Brave New World are
manipulated to ensure the smooth operation of society as
a whole. Individual freedoms and passions are forfeited in
favour of the greater communal body.
• Manipulation begins from the very beginnings of an
individuals creation. A perfect ‘formula’ for society has
been created and embryos are pre-destined for specific
roles. The evolution of technology has allowed the
manipulation of these embryos to best suit what the
community requires of them. Heat conditioning, oxygen
deprivation, and differences in nutritional allowance are
just some of the ways the embryos are pre-categorized
into the community.
• This manipulation continues through hypnopaedic
influence throughout the individual’s infancy.
Hypnopaedia, or sleep-teaching, further instills the values
of society into the individual, from basic morals to views
on others. This is dramatically reinforced through almost
sickening scientific methods involving electric shocks,
harsh noises and other such unpleasant phenomenon.
• This conditioning/manipulation ultimately seeks to raise
‘individuals’ whom are a product of the state, the perfect
ingredient to maintaining social stability.
• The product of this manipulation is ultimately the caste
system. Alphas, Betas, Deltas, Gammas and Epsilons are
each manipulated in different ways, to produce different
individuals suited to the different requirements of the
community.
• Propagandist techniques enforce the preconditioning of
individuals by continuing to manipulate society, to the
extent that the individuals do not have the mindset to
question it. Those who question society or refuse to
conform are seen as ‘decanted differently’ and have the
potential to be removed to prevent further harm to the
social stability
• Individuals are conditioned to continuously stimulate the
economy. The people are more products of society,
encouraged to embrace consumerism, such as the
partaking of activities of which require complex apparatus
and the investment of the global economy.
• Through these methods of manipulation Huxley has
created a society which ultimately functions explicitly, only
at the expense of individuality and a deprived free will
humanitarian body.
POWER
Power is achieved through
happiness
Ellie, Jess, Caitlin, Mikaela, Emma and Isabelle Rose
Held by?
• Power is held by the World State Controllers
• Specifically Mustapha Mond and the Director of
Hatcheries
• Power through caste systems
• Epsilons are powerless against Alphas, and have no choice or
individuality
• Decanted with or without power (based on need)
• Manipulators of decanting process
• Conditioners
• Affect how the children respond to life
Over?
• Alpha Plus – highest caste
• Most choice with their lives
• Society is based around them and are, thus, looked up to
• Control society
• Soma controls all of society
Good/bad
• Power is not always evident in this society
• It undermines everything
• Needs are fulfilled
• No need to question power
• Needs fulfilled through
• Leisure activities
• Soma consumption
• Liberal activities
• Be riddance of family and relationships (no grief)
Implemented by…
• World Controllers
• Hypnopaedia
• Conditioning
• Soma
• Consumerism creates artificial happiness so that peoples
immediate needs fulfilled
• Distractions
• constant entertainment
• never being alone
Summative Statement
• Power is a common trait of a dystopic text, although
Huxley inventively uses power to undermine his
seemingly ‘Utopic’ society.
• People’s immediate needs are fulfilled within this society,
therefore they have no reason to question power.
• Through the use of hypnopaedia, soma and conditioning,
power is implied without the peoples knowledge.