"If you allowed yourselves to think of God , you wouldn't allow yourselves to be degraded by pleasant vices. You'd have a reason for bearing things patiently, for doing things with courage. I've seen it with the Indians" (Huxley 236).
Disagree, Individuality is a threat to a harmonious society.
In this quote, John claims people shouldn't be afraid and should learn to accept themselves for who they truly are. The people in Brave New World were required to have the same love life, the same feelings, and the same opinions. They weren't allowed to have individual thoughts. If the people did have individuals thoughts, they were to be feared and looked upon as a threat to society. However, individuality is not a threat to maintaining a harmonious society. In Brave New World, life was unrealistic and people were not truly happy. Although the State wanted everyone to be happy all the time, people were not given to chose to be what they wanted to be and did not have a true identity. Everyone was placed in a caste and was told what to do.
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