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  • Essay / Should we risk individualism? - 636

    Are we, as a society, willing to put individualism at risk for the sake of social stability? Aldous Huxley in Brave New World, where the idea of ​​personality is put aside for world peace, is this the right thing to do. We are already accustomed to allowing our personal lives to become almost non-existent with social media taking over our personal lives. Mustapha Mond, a global leader, believes in sacrificing true feelings and emotional attachments for stability. This means no family, no love and no real individuals. But at least there are no wars and everyone is happy, a simulated happiness. The motto of the New World is "Community, Identity and Stability" (1), which is ironic, because there is no community without relationships, without a sense of identity, everyone is controlled by the government, even if the New World is very stable. seems to collapse when not taking soma. Are Mustapha Mond's concepts acceptable to protect the public? I don't agree with Mond's ideas of risking individuals for the good of the public, but I believe it is a theory that we practice more and more in modern society. Aldous Huxley's wicked vision of a future perfectly in tune with our society makes him a perfect example of Brave New World. In response to John the Savage, Mustapha Mond states: “We must choose between happiness and what was once called great art. We have sacrificed great art. (226) The great art considered in this statement refers to the ancient civilization before the ford of humanity, without wars, without soma. It was considered an art because of the rarity of a civilization with the ability to experience peace. Although, even in today's society I see glimpses of the New World, we have a bit of paper...until someone stops taking soma. The slogan counterexamples itself so well that one would realize that Huxley's ideas are intended to prevent his ideas from spreading, almost by raising awareness of the tragedy that he believes society will arrive at. We too, as a society, agree to put individualism at risk for society. stability? I believe we are allowing it more and more, but I disagree that stability is taken away from individualism. If there is no real attachment you can consider me, love is a much better emotion than everyone thinking they are happy. We will never have a perfect society that loves everyone, but balances us and is necessary. Huxley wanted to scare his readers away from this evil world that is so happy it is miserable, to enable them to make better choices for themselves and say no to government every once in a while..