Communism In 1930s
The 1930s was a period of depression in the UK. While the US, Germany, Canada, and Canada had all had periods of economic boom in the 1920s, (though the US had entered a depression in the 1930s, also) the United Kingdom had yet to have their economic breakthrough. As the US had their Wall Street crash, they cut off their loans to other countries and stopped importing foreign goods in an effort to stop themselves from plunging into a depression. In response to this, many countries plummeted into a depression, especially the United Kingdom. By 1933, 25% of the workforce was unemployed. (BBC, 2009) Since the industrial revolution had taken place and many factories were shut down due to the depression, this really hit industrial workers hard. With
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Communism (Marxism) swept the world in the 1900s by being an 'easy fix' for a struggling economic country. It gives everyone a job, the same things (food, money, and necessities), and most importantly: no power. (Johnson, 2005) Communism basically dehumanizes the country. No one is an individual. Everyone is equally successful and equally de-powered. The government controls the entire growth and actions of the country and fixes only what they believe should be fixed. They make their own laws without checks and balances, they limit what the people do and see, and the make the population believe it is working and is the right choice (manipulating them to think it works, manipulating them to think they're at peace and happy, etc.) which is exactly what the World State does in Brave New World. The World State gives everyone jobs, limits what they can see (no historical knowledge/allowed to see the Bible), and makes everyone think that they're happy. They mass produce the babies in the society, so just like Communism, it dehumanizes the babies at birth and no one is born an
Communism (Marxism) swept the world in the 1900s by being an 'easy fix' for a struggling economic country. It gives everyone a job, the same things (food, money, and necessities), and most importantly: no power. (Johnson, 2005) Communism basically dehumanizes the country. No one is an individual. Everyone is equally successful and equally de-powered. The government controls the entire growth and actions of the country and fixes only what they believe should be fixed. They make their own laws without checks and balances, they limit what the people do and see, and the make the population believe it is working and is the right choice (manipulating them to think it works, manipulating them to think they're at peace and happy, etc.) which is exactly what the World State does in Brave New World. The World State gives everyone jobs, limits what they can see (no historical knowledge/allowed to see the Bible), and makes everyone think that they're happy. They mass produce the babies in the society, so just like Communism, it dehumanizes the babies at birth and no one is born an