Huxley's Happiness

Huxley's Happiness In the eyes of Aldous Huxley, human happiness is very much different than the findings of Freud, the definition of dictionaries, or even that of the present public's opinion. To Huxley, happiness is like all human emotions; nearly uncontrollable, virtually indefinable, and more complex than anyone in our society would like to believe. Nevertheless, through the characters, societies and plot developments of Brave New World, Huxley's present audience can gather a vivid idea …

…a distinct possibility that is what he might have intended for his audience to gather. Regardless of his intentions his philosophy on happiness shows through in his characters, his societies and the situations that they are given. It is also evident he wanted, very much to point out this fact; "Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities." - Huxley, Vendeta for the Western World