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  • Essay / Examples of Brainwashing in Brave New World - 733

    In Huxley's Brave New World, there exists a society, known as the World State, where people are divided into different castes and, in function of the caste in which they are placed, determines their place in the community and their purpose in the world. If one is an Alpha, he will be very intelligent and will be a leader of the free world, while one who is an Epsilon has reduced intelligence and is conditioned to perform physical labor. From the process of creating human beings in test tubes to their birth and development, they are trained to believe in certain truths. Brave New World is a utopian novel that uses a form of brainwashing to conform people to the ideal society placed in the plot. Other literary works and real events clearly show that brainwashing is used to condition belief and behavior in certain ways, which become their morals and truths. The main goal of Brave New World society is to create balance, social stability, and happy individuals. Create such a world; feelings, passions and relationships are non-existent. No one has parents, children or lovers. Instead, everyone belongs to anyone. There is no emotional attachment; nothing is valued, only physical interaction. When we feel negative emotions that society cannot control, such as humiliation and stress, we take a drug called soma to feel content and dispassionate again. Great literary works, such as Shakespeare, religious texts and art are forbidden in society because they can spark passion and curiosity beyond what they have been programmed to know. Even science is suppressed because it seeks truth and, according to the novel, truth stands in the way of happiness. ( ) Although one can evaluate the novel and see everyone who is part of the ...... middle of paper ......ars, North Korea and America have called for a truce, and North and South Korea remained separate. However, children in North Korea learn that Americans are the enemy, that Americans started the war, and that North Korea must take revenge on America. ( ) Since information is repressed and children know nothing else. Thoreau's claim that there is an innate sense of right and wrong is refuted. Children in North Korea do not realize the immorality of hatred and revenge, reaping anger against people they don't even know. They are brainwashed to believe that this is what is right and how life should be. Although many may believe that humans are inbred with certain beliefs and morals, they automatically decrease the likelihood of being brainwashed. Literary works such as Brave New World and the Government of North Korea prove that it is possible to control the mind..