Dystopian Journal 3

Throughout BNW, Huxley uses a tone of submission, like all the characters are under the influence of some power greater than them, and they know it, but they don't fight against it. Huxley also uses repeated symbols of well-known vices such as soma(drugs) and sex being used in uncontrolled doses, another way to show that the citizens of the society do not have control over themselves. Huxley uses the lack of control and tone of submission to portray a state of passiveness among citizens to the society's actions. He tries to show how this passiveness endangers the rights of the citizens by showing the controllers of society misleading the citizens to believe that everything that they are taught to do is the correct and only way to do things. Huxley portrays this through the society's controllers, who have complete control over the citizens, but keep them passive by keeping them happy with drugs and propaganda that their society is perfect. Through the use of these symbols, Huxley attempts to inform people that if they remain passive and allow outer objects to control them, they can be taken advantage of as well, and have their freedoms taken away from them. Huxley's outlook on this situation does not leave much hope, however. He shows the people being taken advantage of by the controllers of the society. He also shows the people who try to rebel and take action against the society being punished, either by banishment, like Bernard and Hemholtz, or depression ending in suicide, like John. This represents Huxley's message that while taking action towards a controlling society is important, it is difficult and can be disheartening.
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