Jungian Theory In Brave New World

Carl Jung, the creator of the Jungian theory, proposes the ideology of a shadow, self, and ego. His theory examines the concept of the psyche of the consciousness varying through gender roles, and people (Gillespie, 53.) The theory also takes into deliberation the ideology of dreams. Carl Jung asserts this conception by stating “dreams are the natural reaction of the self-regulating psychic system "(Allen, 2020.) This proposition defines the conception of dreams being figments of a person’s consciousness. The novel Brave New World written by Aldous Huxley grasps the concept of the Jungian theory where the protagonist Bernard Marx faces solitude in a society he is forlorn from. Bernard Marx yearns to have societal acceptance and unconsciously

His desolation appears as a shadow to Bernard since he accompanies traits that appear unappreciative and unrefined to his environment. The shadow is a proposition through the inner unconscious mind, challenging the protagonist ( Allen, “Carl Jung”.) Carl Jung declamates, “Everyone carries a shadow… sometimes less of it shows compared to others" ( More Shadow Carl Jung Quotes. ) Adding to this declaration, Bernard Marx portrays his shadow utterly. He negatively lingers in his society, making many people unappreciative of him. People do not want to practice sexual intercourse with him unless in an orgy( Huxley, 56.) He is also of illustration as "unattractive and weird" declaring one of the supporting characters (Huxley, 35.) His unappealing personality to society makes him put his feelings first and have great self-pity. In addition to his yearning for appreciation, he acts out of betrayal to his friends, with the ambition of salvaging his acceptance stating "I tell you, it is their fault!" (Huxley, 146) Implying he strongly believes that his friends were conjuring unstandardized societal acts. Concluding the idea, Bernard feels the need for acceptance; conversely his loneliness, his shadow , would hold him back. His ego would be the desire to feel

Bernard being forlorn from society and controversial to the environment, he feels the need for acceptance of his identity. The ego is a person's consciousness, it takes the understanding of the surroundings to determine a person's personality. The Princeton University Press implies the ideology that “the ego is a reference field for consciousness… the ego is responsible for all successful attempts to adapt…” ( “Carl Jung”, 6.) Acknowledging that the understanding of an ego is a person's consciousness which chooses the decisions to what a character wants in their Jungian self. Bernard Marx desires acceptance from his society, where he decides on possibilities to fulfill his desire. For instance, Bernard brings John ‘the savage’ back to his homelands to keep his place in society and gain more acceptance (Huxley, 100.) He even introduces John like he was a mere invention or discovery, which the novel implies when ‘‘Certainly. But it’s in the passage. One moment. Bernard hurried to the door and threw it open. ‘Come in, he commanded, and the reason came in and showed itself.” ( Huxley, 99 ) Which implies that he was using his friend for his gain. Bernard also has situations where he exploits John, and tries to present him to a crowd like John was Bernard's remarkable achievement (Huxley, 113 - 121.) His ego even made it so that when his friend Helmzholt did not approve of Bernards's success in his