Question 12: the autobiographical element inBravenew world The caste system This element is directly linked to Huxleys

environment; indeed, he lived in the Victorian era, which was marked by class distinction. And like the England of his day, Huxleys Utopia possesses a rigid class structure, one even stronger than Englands because it is biologically and chemically engineered and psychologically conditioned. And the members of Brave New Worlds ruling class certainly believe they possess the right to make everyone happy by denying them love and freedom.But Huxley, even though he was a member of the higher class, felt he had to fight the idea that happiness could be achieved through class-instituted slavery of even the most benevolent kind. A parallel in between character of BNW and Huxley BernardMarx One can draw a clear parallel in between the author and the main character of BraveNewWorld.Theybothstand apart fromtheclassinto which they wereborn, Marx by his appearance, he is short and not as handsome as he should be as an alpha, and by his mentality; where as Huxley stands out because of hisintellectual superiority and his physical handicap (near blindness). These differences make them both outsiders, Marx cannot get what he wants (Lenina), nor can Huxley (he will not be allowed to fight in WW1, nor will he be able to be ascientist).They are both different and in some ways superior. HelmohltzWatson Watson is also an outsider (because of his intelligence), exactly like Huxley. Huxleys mother Aldous Huxley was fourteen when his mother died from cancer. Her death gave him a sense of the transience of human happiness. This autobiographical element is translated to BNW by the fact that Utopians go to great lengths to deny the unpleasantness of death, and to find happiness. But by denying themselves the unpleasant emotions they deny themselves deeply joyous ones as well. Science Aldous Huxleys heritage had a great effect on his work. One of the things that effected him was his grandfather that was a biologist and that helped to develop the theory of evolution. He used science in many of his books, including BNW. Drugs He deplored the drug he called soma, half tranquillizer, half intoxicant; but approved of the perfected vision of LSD, which he experienced several drugs includingLSDafterhaving written BNW. BraveNewWorld.They both stand apart from the classintowhichtheywereborn, Marx by his appearance, he is short and not as handsome as he should be as an alpha, and by his mentality; where as Huxley stands out because of hisintellectual superiority and his physical handicap (near blindness). These differences make them both outsiders, Marx cannot get what he wants (Lenina), nor can Huxley (he will not be allowed to fight in WW1, nor will he be able to be ascientist).They are both different and in some ways superior. HelmohltzWatson Watson is also an outsider (because of his intelligence), exactly like Huxley.

Huxleys mother Aldous Huxley was fourteen when his mother died from cancer. Her death gave him a sense of the transience of human happiness. This autobiographical element is translated to BNW by the fact that Utopians go to great lengths to deny the unpleasantness of death, and to find happiness. But by denying themselves the unpleasant emotions they deny themselves deeply joyous ones as well. Science Aldous Huxleys heritage had a great effect on his work. One of the things that effected him was his grandfather that was a biologist and that helped to develop the theory of evolution. He used science in many of his books, including BNW. Drugs He deplored the drug he called soma, half tranquillizer, half intoxicant; but which he experienced several drugs includingLSDafterhaving written BNW.