David Grayson once said that "the number one commandment of any truly civilized society is this: let people be different." Difference, or individuality, however, may not be possible under a dictatorial government. Aldous Huxley's satirical novel Brave New World shows that a government-controlled society often imposes restrictions on its citizens, which results in a loss of social and mental freedom. These methods of limiting human behavior are implemented through the conditioning of citizens, the categorical division of society, and the censorship of art and religion. Conditioning citizens to appreciate what they have and reject what they do not have is the ideal of authoritative government. way to maximize efficiency. Citizens will consume what they are told, there will be no fights or disagreements and the State will keep high profits from the earnings. People can be conditioned chemically and physically before birth and psychologically afterwards. The novel, Brave New World, is set in the future, 632 AF (After Ford), where biological engineering reaches new heights. Babies are no longer born viviparous, they are now decanted into bottles passed through a 2136 meter assembly line. Prenatal conditioning of embryos is an effective way to limit human behavior. Chemical additives can be used to control the population not only in Huxley's future society, but also in today's real world. This method of control can easily be exercised within a government-controlled society to limit population growth and control the defects of future citizens. In today's world, there are chemical drugs that can help a pregnant mother conceive more easily or miscarry. In the new world, since there is no need... middle of paper... the rolled up society seems like a utopia, where everyone is happy and lives in harmony, but the price paid is comparable to the superficial happiness they receive the citizens. Without freedom of choice, citizens do not realize the joy when a task is accomplished. Without having to work towards a goal, people do not appreciate the pleasure once the goal is achieved and do not actually understand the true meaning of happiness. The price of utopia, in a word, is freedom. Works cited and consulted Bedford, Sybill. Alodus Huxley. New York: Harper and Row, 1974. Berton, Pierre. The Great Depression. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1990.Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. London: Flamingo, 1994. Rae, John. Henry Ford. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1969. Woodcock, George. The dawn and the darkest hour. London: Faber and Faber, 1972.