Brave New World: Hitler and the Iron Curtain :: Brave New World

brassy New World  Hitler and the Iron Curtain         In his foreword to the novel Brave New World, Aldous Huxley envisioned what the world would be handle if we were all under the iron curtain when he wrote To make them love it is the task assigned, in present- mean solar day totalitarian states, to ministries of propaganda. (Huxley page )  Thus, through hypnopaedic teaching (brainwashing), mandatory attendance to community gatherings, and allusions to prominent political dictators, Huxley bitterly satirized totalitarian propaganda and political technique to point protrude the problems of a dystopian society. The way the fascist and totalitarian regimes used mass propaganda techniques to brainwash their people was nearly identical to the way Huxley described the hypnopaedic teachings in his novel. He also thought, however, that the present-day totalitarian states methods were still crude and unscientific (page ).  For example, in Br ave New World the different classes were brainwashed since birth to believe that they all contributed equally to society. Therefore, the people wouldnt go against the World Controllers because they had never been trained or allowed to think differently. In addition, they didnt have any knowledge of a society that they could equal theirs to. This was evident in the saying History is bunk (page ).  Similarly, the totalitarian dictators attempted to control but failed because they werent able to persuade the entire world to think like them. In addition, Communism attempted to rewrite history, but the society in Brave New World took the next step and forgot about history alto hastenher. The all people who had access to any knowledge of the past were the ones who had the power the World Controllers. Thus, they were able to create a stable society. Since the hypnopaedic motifs in the society were continuously restate throughout ones lifetime, mandatory attendance to community gath erings, such as the Solidarity Service, were strictly enforced. The main purpose of the Solidarity Service was to promote social stability. The people were driven to this idea by singing songs like the First Solidarity Hymn, which began, Ford, we are twelve oh, make us one (page ).  During this time, people were also consuming soma rations, which drugged them and caused them to get swept up in the service. Consequently, at the end an orgy took place, which brought them together as one being. In comparison, the political rallies Hitler and other fascists held served a similar purpose.