The society in Brave New World focuses heavily on only educating their citizens on extremely specific tasks, ones that are only needed to complete their jobs and nothing else. The people know little about the bigger picture, so to speak, and never have the opportunity to expand their awareness of themselves, how they feel, and the world around them. Helmholtz Watson experiences dissatisfaction over this, and he often seeks a way to write better, about something full of meaning, so he can teach his students how to do so as well. He says to Bernard, “Words can be like X-rays, if you use them properly—they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.” (Huxley, 70). Helmholtz finds himself disheartened with the content most people in the society write about, which is empty and not thought-provoking. He wants to make words “pierce” a person, and he wishes to experience a feeling of pride after reading his works. Helmholtz also illustrates his dismay for the lack of higher learning when he says again to Bernard, “Did you ever feel, as though you had something inside you that was only waiting for you to give it a chance to come out?” (Huxley, 69) Helmholtz struggles with the idea of possessing the power to achieve greater things, but being unable to reach the level of thought he so desires for his writings. The world state claims that specifics
The society in Brave New World focuses heavily on only educating their citizens on extremely specific tasks, ones that are only needed to complete their jobs and nothing else. The people know little about the bigger picture, so to speak, and never have the opportunity to expand their awareness of themselves, how they feel, and the world around them. Helmholtz Watson experiences dissatisfaction over this, and he often seeks a way to write better, about something full of meaning, so he can teach his students how to do so as well. He says to Bernard, “Words can be like X-rays, if you use them properly—they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.” (Huxley, 70). Helmholtz finds himself disheartened with the content most people in the society write about, which is empty and not thought-provoking. He wants to make words “pierce” a person, and he wishes to experience a feeling of pride after reading his works. Helmholtz also illustrates his dismay for the lack of higher learning when he says again to Bernard, “Did you ever feel, as though you had something inside you that was only waiting for you to give it a chance to come out?” (Huxley, 69) Helmholtz struggles with the idea of possessing the power to achieve greater things, but being unable to reach the level of thought he so desires for his writings. The world state claims that specifics