Brave New World By Aldus Huxley - 1572 Words

In Brave New World, Aldus Huxley develops a society that manufactures happiness among its citizens through the elimination of individual ideas and desires. Mustapha Mond contends that adults should sacrifice their individual knowledge, beliefs, and desires in exchange for a superficial sense of happiness. Mond is a villainous leader who denies his citizens a chance to develop as fully rounded people, who not only contribute to society’s stability and well-being, but also spend sufficient time growing as an individual. Section II The idea of happiness is deeply rooted as a central idea of Huxley’s novel. The World State is designed so that people can immediately satisfy their superficial wants. This, in turn, ensures that the masses†¦show more content†¦How can someone who turned away from the opportunity to delve deeper into his own morals through literature and also decided against increasing his overall knowledge through independent scientific discovery be considered fit for a role as World Controller? Should someone in such a position of power first know himself and be considered a fully rounded person before attempting to know and get a pulse on the rest of society? Perhaps Mond is fully concerned with improving the World State, but simply is not experienced or knowledgeable enough to do so in an effective manner. He may truly believe that stability is indeed the end all, be all when it comes to happiness, but this is a short-sighted belief that ultimately is a detriment t o the masses. Section III In â€Å"Allegory of the Cave†, Plato writes about the role of a leader in ancient society. In his essay, Plato sheds light on some of the important qualities of an effective leader. He believes that a leader first should leave the cave and experience the world outside of it for himself, and then needs to be able to return to the cave and convince the people that remain inside of it to join him in exiting the cave. Mustapha Mond was on his way to exiting the cave of the World State as a young man, as he developed a passion for knowledge