Influentia In Brave New World Marxism Essay
According to Karl Marx, the struggle between the upper class, the bourgeoisie and the lower class, the proletariat, has always been a constant conflict throughout history. The bourgeoisie controlled all means of production and continuously oppressed the proletariat, which was unfair because the proletariats were the ones doing hard labor, yet the bourgeoisie gained all of the benefits. Marx believed that in order to end this class struggle, class distinctions would need to be eliminated. In order for everybody in society to be considered equal, there could be no private ownership of materials. If private ownership of materials were allowed, then some people would have more things than other people which would create another class and thus another conflict. Therefore, an equalized society would get rid of all conflict. Marxism has been
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Because of the technology used by the World State's leaders, social class is predetermined and humans are grown in a way according to their status; the lower the class, the dumber and uglier the individual is created to be. As adults, the upper two classes interact socially with each other but never with the lesser groups. The class system is yet another system for stability and control on the part of the government. It's also a big part of the reason that personal identity is not evident in this novel—Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons are faceless drones in color-coded outfits whose sole purpose is to serve the more intelligent Alphas and Betas. The key to stability in Brave New World is that individuality must not be present. “‘No civilization without social stability. No social stability without individual stability’” (Huxley 42). Stability can be achieved through people looking and thinking the same. Stability needs
Because of the technology used by the World State's leaders, social class is predetermined and humans are grown in a way according to their status; the lower the class, the dumber and uglier the individual is created to be. As adults, the upper two classes interact socially with each other but never with the lesser groups. The class system is yet another system for stability and control on the part of the government. It's also a big part of the reason that personal identity is not evident in this novel—Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons are faceless drones in color-coded outfits whose sole purpose is to serve the more intelligent Alphas and Betas. The key to stability in Brave New World is that individuality must not be present. “‘No civilization without social stability. No social stability without individual stability’” (Huxley 42). Stability can be achieved through people looking and thinking the same. Stability needs