Moral Similarities Between Brave New World And Our Society

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Throughout the recent 100 years, countless dystopia novelists have depicted worlds comparable to our own, however none with as many shocking parallels as the utopia created by Aldous. Morally there are many similarities between our society and the one depicted in the Brave New World. These include sexuality, drug use, and social classes.
The first moral likeness between the Brave New World and our society, is our understanding of sexuality. Traditionally, sexuality was socially thought to be between a husband and wife. Wives and young women would cover their nakedness. However, in this novel and in our modern day, women were scantily clad, and promiscuous.
The second moral resemblance between the Brave New World and our society, is our

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