Propaganda Techniques Used In Brave New World

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Just like toy cars can be controlled, humans can too. In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, the World State uses a number of very effective methods to control its citizens. Three of these ways are Soma, Exile, and The Caste System. Soma is used when Lenina essentially overdoses on soma after visiting the Savage Reservation. Exile is used when Bernard is threatened to be sent to Iceland. The last method is the Caste System, which is used when Epsilons that do the dumbest or dirtiest jobs but even don’t care. A reader will soon understand how the World State uses these three methods to control its citizens. To begin, a method that The World State uses to control their citizens is Soma. First, Soma, a method of control, is shown being exercised …show more content…

The director heard of Benard and his weird behavior and he doesn’t not approve of it. He tells Bernard he has to act infantile. The director then goes on and says that if he does not do so he will be have leave to Iceland. Bernard is not behaving according to what the world wants them to behave so because of this he is threatened in order to influence him to change his behavior to accustamate to the World State's standards. Next, another example when the World States uses exile to control its citizen is when Bernard is being sent to Iceland, after talking to the controller, but refuses to go. The controller, Mustapha Mona, tells Helmholtz and Bernard that they are going to Iceland where he himself was going to be sent. At this remark, Bernard gets overwhelmed and refuses to get up from off the floor, which he was at the controllers feet begging to be not sent . Mustapha Mond then asks for three men to export him and have him receive a soma vaporization. Through giving Bendard this he is able to calm down then letting the transportation to Iceland go smoother. Finally, the method of exile, used by the World State to control its citizen is used when, now a commander, was threatened to be sent to iceland. The controller, Mustapha Mond, was telling John, Helmholtz and Bernard how …show more content…

Initially, the Caste System is used by the World State to control its citizens with the Epsilon - Minus Semi - Moron in the elevator. He has a voice coming out of a speaker to tell him what to do even though the only thing he does is go up and down the building. Instead of doing this simple job that anyone can do themselves he could be something way more helpful. Since this is a Epsilon, since they are usually dumb, he doesn't care what job he gets. Furthermore, the World State used the Caste System to control its citizen when having the Alphas and Betas do the jobs that require intelligence. Since the lower castes are affected by the way they were developed in the tubes so they are dumber than the higher castes, the Alphas and Betas are the ones who do the more important jobs. These are the people that help the economy move forward more. They work in a clean environment and they live wealthy. They look down at the lower castes enjoying not being them while living this glorious lifestyle while these lower castes don’t know any different that what they have which is almost nothing good. In conclusion, the Caste System is a method that the World State used to control its citizens when Lenina and Henry are sat down talking about the Epsilons. Lenina and Henry are taking a helicopter ride and they fly over the crematory. They start talking about Epsilons and how they are

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