Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World develops a society which is similar to the United States and other various nations on the issue of consumption. The government of the World State, United States, and anything other nation out there would not be able to function without the consumption of goods by the people. The amount of reliance there is on the people to consume goods for the government is enormous. Although, it is not strongly enforced in the United States, as it is in the novel. In the Brave New World, the amount of purchases a person can make is unlimited. In fact, they are encouraged to purchase regularly. Stability, which is one of the three words to their motto, is a key factor for the success of their community. Huxley quoted, “[e]nding is better than mending.” Residents within the community are adapted to this slogan. It is a quote they live off of and consider it imperative to be successful. People are conditioned to believing that instead of repairing, it is better to be thrown away and bought new. An individual in the society is given higher social status if they are up to the latest fashion. Those who do …show more content…
An average american pays money to the government regularly in different forms. It could be through taxes, gas, purchasing government owned items, and many others. This money which the community pays maintains the government's economic issues. It is not as strictly imposed to consume goods as it is in the Brave New World. Unlike in the novel, there are resources within our society such as books, articles, journals, and others to prevent us from spending too much. The people are given the right to educate themselves to make the decision of right and wrong and controlling the amount of purchases they make. Although, there will be some groups of people who remain to buy unbelievable amounts of goods, but most will be enlightened by the