We've sacrificed the high art." Brave New World, 226. "You've got to choose between happiness and what people used to call high art. Watson realizes that Shakespeare represents a certain kind of mastery over language and emotion - the same kind of work that he himself does, but Shakespeare is infinitely better at such things because he deals with real human emotion, something that the inhabitants now regard as foreign. In this passage, Helmholtz Watson responds after John Savage reads to him from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. You've got to be hurt and upset otherwise you can't think of the really good, penetrating X-rayish phrases." Brave New World, 188. "Why was that old fellow such a marvelous propaganda technician? Because he had so many insane, excruciating things to get excited about. Huxley often uses surprising emotions in particular characters to demonstrate that there are certain aspects of being human that government and society cannot suppress. Linda, a former inhabitant of the civilized world, tries to explain the incomprehensible behavior of the savages, but this quote illustrates the power of the bonds of parenthood. Linda says this line when Bernard and Lenina visit her on the reservation. It's too revolting.And yet John was a great comfort to me." Brave New World, 122. "So they're having children all the time - like dogs. Later in the novel, John Savage tries to point out that such a system really only benefits those who rule it, not those that are a part of it.
However, each person’s conditioning causes him to feel as though they are all part of an idea economic and social system. Social castes move from the Alphas, the most talented and beautiful people in society, to the Epsilons and Gammas, the world's menial laborers. This quote from Lenina demonstrates the high priority put on community and identity in the society. Man, not a god or nature, has put together the human body and mind, essentially conquering nature. In this quote, the Director claims the supremacy of science and progress. This phrase, spoken by the Director, plays on the common phrase during a marriage ceremony - "What God has joined, let no man put asunder." In the marriage ceremony, the phrase evokes God's foreknowledge of bringing two persons together in love. "What man has joined, nature is powerless to put asunder." Brave New World, 21. Creating consumption is one of the chief tasks of government because consumption keeps lower castes employed with no time on their hands for disruptive behavior. In this case, the phrase sparks consumer behavior, since the more a person repairs their consumer goods, the less they will buy, resulting in less money in the economic system of society. The phrase is embedded so deeply into the consciousness of each person that they take its meaning to be truth. "The more stitches the less riches." Brave New World, 51.Įvery person repeatedly hears this hypnopaedic phrase from an early age. Anytime individuals feel unhappy, they remember this phrase. To do this, individuals receive a gramme of soma, a narcotic that puts them into a state of unfeeling unconsciousness. The greatest good for the greatest number of people, according to Huxley, is to minimize any negative emotions or feelings. This phrase signifies the maximization of happiness and good feelings in Huxley's utilitarian society.
"A gramme is better than a damn." Brave New World, 54. Such things are no longer part of the human experience and, according to Mond, have no place in a society built around maximizing happiness. History is "bunk," as Mond says, because it revolves around human frailties and emotions such as love, anger, vengeance, and temptation. Society disregards history because if people understood what came before, they might not be willing to put their trust in science and progress. This saying, quoted by Mustapha Mond, instructs his citizens to disregard the painful lessons of history and to ignore the past in order to focus on future progress.
".you all remember, I suppose, that beautiful and inspired saying of Our Ford's: History is bunk." Brave New World, 34. Finally, "Stability" is the ultimate goal of society because only through stability can happiness be maintained and all unpleasant feelings and emotions be eradicated. Some are alphas, betas, gammas, etc., but each person is supposed to be happy with their own identity. "Community" means that all persons must work together to maximize the greatest happiness for society as a whole, and it occurs through the artificially implanted ideas of "Identity" that each person has. These words comprise the slogan for society. These three words hang in a sign over the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre, which creates and conditions new human life. ".COMMUNITY, IDENTITY, STABILITY." Brave New World, 1.
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