government enforces the values of “community, identity, stability.” Literature and science contradict these principles by encouraging critical thinking, self-expression, and emotion, which supposedly threaten individuals’ and the community's wellbeing. Huxley’s deliberate decision to eliminate books in A Brave New World exhibits his fear for the future: a mindless, unquestioning population living without the truth and beauty of arts, literature, and science.
The government in A Brave New World expends…
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