Abstract: Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World depicts a warning dystopian world. This paper analyzes the identity crisis under the totalitarian rule in the novel. This paper consists of four parts. Firstly, it introduces the author, the novel and the research status at home and abroad. The second part explores the totalitarian rule of World State along the three lines: the embryonic period, childhood, and adulthood. The third part focuses on the identity crisis of different castes and an outsider as a result of totalitarian rule. With the review in the fourth part, it concludes that respecting individuality and advocating freedom have significance for human survival and social development.

Key words: identity crisis; totalitarian rule; Brave New World 

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction-1

1.1 About the Author and Brave new World-1

1.2 Literature Review-3

2. Totalitarian Rule in Brave New World-5

2.1 Totalitarian Rule in Embryo-6

2.2 Totalitarian Rule in Childhood-8

2.3 Totalitarian Rule in Adulthood-10

3. Analysis of Characters’ Identity Crisis in Brave New World-13

3.1 Identity Crisis of Alpha People-14

3.1.1 Bernard Marx-14

3.1.2 Helmholtz Watson-17

3.2 Identity Crisis of Beta People-19

3.2.1 Lenina Crowne-20

3.2.2 Linda-22

3.3 Identity Crisis of an Outsider ----John-24

4. Conclusion-27

References-29