In the controller Mustapha Mond’s eyes, individuality is the bane of existence. According to Mustapha Mond, a society can only thrive when stability rises above all else, and stability rides on the lack of individuality. Although a topic present in Alduous Huxley’s Brave New World, these traits are visible in our society. Today, schools in our society are constantly suppressing originality in order to form the “perfect student”; a child whose emotions don’t get in the way of their learning and who knows to simply get done what he needs to get done. However, as shown in the brave new world, a lack of individuality leads to a regression of society. The crackdown on students’ individuality in our schools is appalling; without individuality, there…show more content… Alphas know they are the smartest and thus destined to work in the laboratories. Epsilons know that they are the unintelligent bunch, exposed to Bokanovsky’s process and deprived of oxygen, who carry the responsibility of completing the most menial of work. With this hierarchy in mind, there is no room for innovation. For example, Fanny and Lenina know that they are expected to sleep with a different man every night because “everyone belongs to everyone”. Fanny and Lenina know that if they’re upset, all they need is a gramme of soma. Fanny and Lenina know these things because it’s simply “how it’s always been”; no one has ever really questioned the aspects of life in their society, and this prevents any change. In our schools, students have been being taught not to question classroom itineraries just like how Fanny and Lenina are taught not to question the ways of their society. Our children are being taught to ignore their originality. Our children are being taught that they must fit society’s standards and that they must do what society says. They are being taught to shut up and listen, to suppress their own unique thoughts, and to make fitting teacher’s expectations their number one
