"... they're plagued with no mothers of fathers, they've got no wives, or children, or lovers to feel strongly about..."
-Page 220
This quote is the words of Mustapha Mond, the Resident World Controller for Western Europe. He is explaining to John, Helmholtz, and Bernard why the laws they have exist, and why the world they have created is correct. He knows the writings of Shakespeare, and knows what life in the past was like, yet he thinks this stability of life is a better solution. He believes that if people don't ever have feelings or emotions, but are happy, than that is how it should be. I am obviously biased, but I completely disagree with his line of thinking. I think of the quote, "It is better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all." I feel that the happiness someone brings to the life of a loved one outweighs the sadness or grief that is felt when they are gone. Even though the people in this society pretend that they are always happy, they will never experience the feeling of being loved. Is it fair that Mr. Mond and the other Controllers decide how everyone will live? In this society, people may be happy, but they are hardly even given the gift of free will. They are practically robots.
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