The Concept of Happiness in Huxley’s Brave New World
Abstract
The theme of A. Huxley’s creative work is quite common, since the problems raised by this writer are still relevant today. One of Huxley’s most well-known works is the anti-utopian novel Brave New World (1932), in which he depicted an ideal society based on technocracy and consumption. The object of Huxley’s criticism includes various forms of totalitarianism, which entail the eradication of human spirituality, beauty and unification as well as the suppression of human freedom. The purpose of this research work is to analyze the concept of happiness in Huxley's novel Brave New World, as well as to define and characterize the means that helped the writer reveal this concept in the text. Huxley skillfully shows that “planned happiness” simply cannot exist, and the loss of individuality for the sake of industrial development leads to the degradation of the individual.Keywords: anti-utopia, social pattern, concept of happiness, ideal societyTerms and conditions of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License apply to all published manuscripts. This Journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This licence allows authors to use all articles, data sets, graphics and appendices in data mining applications, search engines, web sites, blogs and other platforms by providing appropriate reference. The journal allows the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions and will retain publishing rights without restrictions.
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