Futures Truth

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one theme that both Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 use in common is the theme of individual discovery by refusing to accept a passive approach to life, and refusing to conform. In addition, the refusal of various methods of escape from reality is shown to be a path to discovery. In Brave New World, the main characters of Bernard
Marx and the "Savage" boy John both come to realize the faults with their own cultures. In Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag begins to discover that things could be better in his society but, due to some uncontrollable events, his discovery proceeds much more rapidly than it would have. He is forced out on his own, away from society, to live with others like himself who think differently than the society does.
Marx, from the civilized culture, seriously questions the lack of history that his society has. He also wonders as to the lack of books, banned because they were old and did not encourage the new culture. By visiting a reservation, home of ...

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and hurt John, especially when he returned with Marx to London. John loved his mother, but he, a hybrid of the two cultures, was stuck in the middle.

These concepts, human reaction to changes in their culture and questioning of these changes, are evident throughout the book. Huxley's characters either conform to society's demands for uniformity or rebel and begin a process of discovery leaving nobody in the middle. By doing so, Huxley makes his own views of man and society evident. He shows that those who conform to the "brave new world" become less human, but those who actively question the new values of society discover truth about the society, about themselves, and about people ...

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