Motherhood In Brave New World
Because the uniformity of all people creates stability, the brave new world seems to be perfect. No one needs to live in a state of desire as they should always be able to fulfill their wishes. If they cannot have that satisfaction, they risk feeling disappointed or sad. A horrible fate in this world is to live through periods of desire and fulfillment (Diken 155). The people in this world must maintain feelings of happiness at all times. However, humans are supposed to make the best of the worst situations (Huxley 236). By learning to find peace in times of unimaginable stress, people gain wisdom. Experiencing various emotions are part of the human experience. Thus, people should not be happy all the time. If humans exude monotonous happiness,
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Motherhood is a demanding job, as mothers face intense physical and emotional regressions through the stages of pregnancy (Caron 191). The new world has eliminated motherhood, as motherhood requires women to adapt to the struggle of being mothers. For this reason, the world views motherhood as a burden. By removing this obstacle in life, women no longer have to deal with the weight of raising a child. As motherhood has been vanquished, Lenina finds women breastfeeding to be strange when she visits the Savage Reservation (Huxley 107). Mothers need to breastfeed to provide for their children, but this society advocates against it. This specific protection is mandatory to a baby’s childhood, and technological alterations destroy this necessity (Caron 201). With this example, it is evident that the new world has neglected the critical needs of …show more content…
If everyone has a soulmate, they risk later feelings of sadness, jealousy, and unnecessary pains. This is why society looks down on monogamy in this society and, instead, encourages promiscuity (Huxley 46). Dating many people at once keeps people from getting emotionally attached to one another. The body becomes a public property, a tool in the game of promiscuity (Diken 167). Thus, sexual promiscuity is a basic duty of these people (Huxley 66). This makes love cease to exist, which causes emotional pain to disappear as well. Although this creates some form of happiness, love is as necessary to humans as basic needs like food and shelter are (Huxley 330). People are designed to feel emotions. According to Sigmund Freud, misery is a natural human feeling (Firchow 313). Therefore, the destruction of monogamy and romance is just another means of modifying human
Motherhood is a demanding job, as mothers face intense physical and emotional regressions through the stages of pregnancy (Caron 191). The new world has eliminated motherhood, as motherhood requires women to adapt to the struggle of being mothers. For this reason, the world views motherhood as a burden. By removing this obstacle in life, women no longer have to deal with the weight of raising a child. As motherhood has been vanquished, Lenina finds women breastfeeding to be strange when she visits the Savage Reservation (Huxley 107). Mothers need to breastfeed to provide for their children, but this society advocates against it. This specific protection is mandatory to a baby’s childhood, and technological alterations destroy this necessity (Caron 201). With this example, it is evident that the new world has neglected the critical needs of …show more content…
If everyone has a soulmate, they risk later feelings of sadness, jealousy, and unnecessary pains. This is why society looks down on monogamy in this society and, instead, encourages promiscuity (Huxley 46). Dating many people at once keeps people from getting emotionally attached to one another. The body becomes a public property, a tool in the game of promiscuity (Diken 167). Thus, sexual promiscuity is a basic duty of these people (Huxley 66). This makes love cease to exist, which causes emotional pain to disappear as well. Although this creates some form of happiness, love is as necessary to humans as basic needs like food and shelter are (Huxley 330). People are designed to feel emotions. According to Sigmund Freud, misery is a natural human feeling (Firchow 313). Therefore, the destruction of monogamy and romance is just another means of modifying human