In such a culture, there is a level of complacency reached as citizens are too focused on consumption to ponder deeper questions, seek hard truths, or question the status quo. When John confronts Mond about the way of life in the World State, Mond admis that the heads of state do not want citizens to ever be satisfied with what they have, but to always want what is new and to seek enjoyment through the acquirement of new goods. They play complicated games such as Obstacle Golf, ride in helicopters, and consume soma in order to maintain a state of contentment. They desire the lavish, and are only being satisfied with the extravagant. MAJOR THEMES: Consumerism and complacency: Throughout the novel, the characters living in the World State are constantly consuming. John takes place in an orgy, and the guilt leads him to commit suicide. Mond offers John a place on the Island, where he won’t have the same restraints and conformity costs that people have in the World State, but John refuses.

John loses respect for her and Lenina feels devastated. John confesses his love to Lenina, reciting Shakespeare and speaking of marriage. Mond defends the status quo and tries to convince John of its value to no avail. John issue with the culture of the World State, and he expresses his concerns to Mustapha Mond, a leader of the State. They meet John and his mother Linda, both of whom are residents of the reservation, and they all travel back to London.Īs John’s “keeper” Bernard enjoys a newfound status of popularity and in the process loses much of his unique perspective. Together they visit the Savage Reservation in New Mexico, where they find aging, emotion, religious rituals, and family units, all of which are foreign and shocking. Bernard is an outsider in the society, and has feelings for Lenina, who is very much integrated into the World State soceity. The novel follows the story of Bernard Marx and Lenina Crowne. Each group is taught to be satisfied with their role in society and to distract themselves with consumerism, casual sex, and a drug called soma.

SUMMARY: In the novel Brave New World, Aldous Huxley crafts a future society with a single 'World State' governed by a totalitarian regime and a rigid social structure.

The brave new world summary