A Brave New World: Community, Identity, Stability

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“ Community, Identity, Stability (p. 7).” This is the motto for the people.. For the people in A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley stability is everything. The first word in their motto is community. The dictionary definition of community is a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common. In order for this to work social stability is essential. In order to keep society stable, you need rules to live off of. “But cleanliness is fordliness,” she insisted. “yes, and civilization is sterilization… (p. 110).” To the people in this new world, it is important to keep clean for many reasons such as, it is a part of their culture or it can help stop any pathogens or disease. If something were to happen and

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