Aldous Huxley proposes the dangers of government control in the future combining with an obsession with technology to completely control society in his novel Brave New World. Huxley tells the story of a future society living in London, England, where pleasure and technological progress are prioritized and Henry Ford is honored as a god. The novel is written in a detached but omniscient voice that reveals the subconscious of its characters and contributes to the theme of the novel. The benevolent totalitarian state governs its genetically modified population by providing pleasure and conditioning the masses. The dystopia created by Aldous Huxley can be compared to Coketown in Charles Dickens' Hard Times, as the novels have similar themes of utilitarianism. In this new world, human beings are machines made in factories to serve the state and ensure stability and progress. The theme of the novel is introduced in the first paragraph of the first chapter with “A squat gray building of over thirty-four stories. Above the main entrance the words "Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre, and in a shield, the motto of the World State, Community, Identity, Stability" (Huxley 3). Huxley has already set up his dystopia with the dark description of London's most important factory for the creation of human beings, as well as revealing the goals of the world, which is now simply a single state. The book's early chapters serve to describe the specifics of new world genetic engineering, as well as introducing notable figures such as the Director, Lenina Crowne, Mustapha Mond, and Bernard Marx. These chapters also explain the Bokanovsky birth process, “a Bokanovski egg will germinate, proliferate, divide. From... middle of paper... The world sends a message about the future and the danger of technological progress. The citizens of Huxley's world are simply parts of a machine, embodied by their adoration of an assembly line maker, their devotion to their roles in life, and the conditioning they underwent as children. Humans in Brave New World are not born; they were invented. The individual must function for the welfare of the state. Without proper cooperation from all parties, the machine fails. “The machine turns, turns and must continue turning, forever. It is death if it stands still” (Huxley 42). Works CitedHuxley, Aldous. Brave New World. 1st ed. New York: Harper Perennial, 1932. Dickens, Charles. Hard times. Wordsworth Editions, 1995.Kass, Leon R. "Aldous Huxley." UNp Leaders, 2000. Web. 9 April 2012. .