Am I Good Enough?

In the book, Brave New World, the people are conditioned to believe they are supposed to look a certain way; if they don't, then you don't fit in. They believe that you're supposed to look young and beautiful throughout the end of days. In this society they don't permit the people to look older than thirty, they alter their physical appearance to meet these standards and fit in within their society.

People nowadays probably don't notice, we are being conditioned in believing how we're supposed to look physically . Media, like commercials, billboards, influence the way you view things. Most of the time, they promote the "perfect" body structure. In Victoria's Secret commercials, they are always showing slim models and telling you what you're supposed to look like. Many people have different views of what 'sexy' is, and in this comercial they tell you what it is and how it looks like.

When you don't look the same way the person in the add does it lowers your self-esteem, and you try everything in order for you to end up looking that certain way. And this is what the people from BNW's society is, they change their physical appearances in order for them to still look young, and never appear their real age. People in our society will never be satisfied by the way they look, they will never be good enough. In Bryan's blog, IMpossible Beauty he goes into detail why a person would never be "good enough".

Being Different

“What the two men shared was the knowledge that they were individuals.” (67) Brave New World

Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson, both know they are different, they aren’t like the other Alpha Pluses. They’ve become aware of the physical and mental differences from the people that surrounded them. Bernard Marx is eight centimeters shorter than the expected height of an Alpha plus. He’s as tall as a Gamma, which is really embarrassing. And like Helmholtz, they are “a little too able.” In this society “a little too able” can be a thread. Maybe one of these days they will get tired of being told what to do and they might rebel. They would stop being followers and will become leaders. Another character that is different in her own way is Lenina. Society forces her to act a certain way so she can be like everyone else; “every one belongs to every one else.” (43) Lenina’s problem is that she doesn’t want to be promiscuous. She doesn’t want to be sleeping with everyone like everybody does, she wants Henry to be the only man in her life. And society disapproves of this.

I’ve never being someone that likes to follow the crowd. I’ve always try to stay true to myself, and don’t fall into peer pressure. Every where you go you will always have to face peer pressure. You have two choices: do what everyone else is doing or stay true to your self and never regretting what you might’ve regretted.
And this is why I relate to Lenina. She stays true to her self and doesn’t care if society doesn’t approve of her decisions. Being different is what makes you, you.