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Mustapha Mond has also read and enjoyed Shakespeare, but believes that such beautiful, old literature is useless and even destructive for happy, stable citizens, so he suppresses it. Hence, “brave new world,” a phrase taken from Shakespeare’s The Tempest, becomes John’s awestruck, albeit increasingly disillusioned, epithet for the World State as well as the title of Huxley’s novel. The character who quotes Shakespeare most is John (the Savage), who is given a copy of Shakespeare’s plays while living on the Savage Reservation his speech and outlook are accordingly shaped by the language and emotional passion found in Shakespeare.

Second, the powerful emotion, passion, love, and beauty on display in Shakespeare's plays stand for all the noble aspects of humanity that have been sacrificed by the World State in its effort to make sure its citizens are always happy and therefore productive. First, he symbolizes the art that has been rejected and destroyed by the World State in the interest of maintaining stability.

When we distance ourselves from the hurtful aspects of history, we condemn ourselves to experience them again.In Brave New World, Shakespeare represents two things. None of us should run from it or try and deny it simply because it causes pain. The concept of the savage is not exclusively a Native American burden it's a burden for us all to carry. It is a work with international banning appeal: the book was barred in Ireland in the 50s and a group of booksellers. Leave Brave New World on the school library shelves. It is a crime to refuse reading these books and experiencing these ultimate, teachable moments - because of the use of a single word. It cuts to the original intention of the mere idea of the forced identity known as the nigger or the savage, and the equally false concept of White superiority. When taught appropriately, books like Huck Finn and Brave New World are platforms to discuss and better understand the fallible concept of racial, intellectual superiority. In banning Huck Finn because of the n-word, we lose, not just an opportunity to discuss and understand the social construct of racism in American society, but we deny ourselves and our kids the essential opportunity to study one of the best, or at least one of the most controversial works of American literature we've ever had. Some have even argued reading the book is a traumatizing and degrading experience for Black students. For most, the book's biggest crime is that it uses the n-word. Over the years I've heard all the excuses and rationales for why Huck Finn should be banned including accusations the author was an unapologetic racist who hated Black people, which isn't true, by the way.įolks say the book relied unnecessarily on racial stereotypes and glorified a Southern antebellum society well out of date at the time it was published. Take Huck Finn and the n-word the book is so controversial and "offensive" it's banned by school districts here and across the country. It's not uncommon for parents to object to specific literature because of racially derogative language. But there is no word in the English language, no matter how offensive, that we should refuse to expose ourselves to in any context because doing so would undermine our collective responsibility to our history as a country. I understand her concern over this derogatory, painful word and what it invokes.

Sense-Wilson, who is Native American, is upset that her daughter, a high school student, was required to read the controversial work, based on its repeated use of the world "savage" to refer to Native Americans. The book was challenged as required reading in the Corona-Norco, Calif., Unified School District in 1993 because it centered around negative activity. That's why she's petitioning Seattle Public Schools to ban the book "Brave New World" from its approved reading list. Why was a Brave New World banned Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley Schools in Miller, Mo., banned Brave New World in 1980 because of its characters’ acceptance of promiscuous sex. Sarah Sense-Wilson just wants to do what is right for kids like her daughter.