Brave New World Synthesis Essay

In the book Brave New World Aldous Huxley creates a society in which brainwashing is the new improvement to society, however we also see this in our society today. He shows this through the genetic process of conception in the labs, the development of children in the society, and the drugs that subdue the abilities of the adult mind. In a society centered around the “motto, community, identity, stability”(Huxley 3), the only possible way to attain this is through genetic adaptation. Conditioning is a major theme throughout the whole story, and it all starts before the individual is even born. Their identity is already predestined by “the secret of happiness and virtue,” which “conditioning aims at … making people like their unescapable social

Thus, the soma is introduced into how they’re supposed to live their lives. This is most obviously seen through Lenina’s conversation with Bernard. “ I don’t understand...why you don’t take soma when you have these dreadful ideas...You’d forget all about them...you’d be jolly. So jolly” (Huxley 92). By making happiness the sole focus of life in this society, they have successfully exterminated most resentment towards one another that prove time and time again to be a big problem in our society today. RESEARCH:
Education, religion, and social media are the three big aspects where brainwashing is occurring in today’s society. For the upcoming generations, these aspects of life are where they find themselves spending the most time. In fact, while teenagers aren’t attending school, church, or engaged in social media, they are more than likely sleeping. This is the only place their adolescent minds are untouched by the whims of this tumultuous

Why is this? The simple answer is that a child's brain is much more susceptible to change, or “brainwashing.” While many churchgoers who take their kids to church don’t see this as a form of brainwashing, a non-believer might. Religion starts by exploiting a weakness. People are told that they are sinners, and only through confession of their sins will they find true happiness. “The abusive spiritual leader controls them by exploiting that weakness to manipulate their actions” (Smith). Many churches offer a time of confession. Many times this is done in front of a group of people which exposes their flaws to everybody else. The problem with these techniques is that this is usually an invasion of privacy. Nobody wants a whole group of people to know of hidden sins they have committed. This invasion of privacy is a prime example of everyone belonging to everyone else. The purpose of confessing sins shouldn’t be public degradation, but rather restoration. The Bible states that confession should be made to God (1 John 1:9). Even after a confession to God, one may still feel compelled to confess to others. Matthew 5:23-24 reminds us that before “offering your gift at the altar...first go and be reconciled (with your brother or sister)” Christianity realizes the importance of confessing your sins, but in a way that seeks reconciliation, rather than humiliation that seems to take place today. Religion is going in a