Aldous Huxley, a well-known novelist, was best known for his dystopian novel Brave New World that emphasized his dark visions of the technological advancements in the future. Even though technological growth is inevitable in our future, it could become a possible threat to our morals. In Brave New World, many people are consumed with the latest inventions that they gave up their freedom to technology in order to fulfill their common goal - social stability. People saw their world as technologically oriented thus they remained ignorant of its empowerment over them. Our society needs to face the reality of the totalitarian influence of technology because it is capable of moving towards the future Brave New World predicted. First, technology
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In the world state society of Brave New World, technology provided alternative medical methods in the reproduction process. The natural way of reproduction was looked down upon for being a threat to stability for the community and it slowed process of obtaining workers for factories. Technology led the society to focus methods such as surgical removal of ovaries, the Bokanovsky Process, and hypnopaedic conditioning in order to keep up with the industrialization of the World State. “By controlling all aspects of a child 's birth and upbringing and by keeping adults in a condition of infantile dependency on a large social body, Huxley 's imaginary state has taken over the role of parent and robbed the child of his or Oedipal potentialities. Indeed, it could be argued that the active suppression of the Oedipus complex is the principal tool of social stability practiced in this future”( Buchanan) – how is it that this is not possible in our industrial society? In our world, we already have technology that is utilized to remove fetuses and ovaries and manipulate genetics. Because people look to simpler methods to handle the natural process …show more content…
Soma is a non-addictive drug substance that the leaders of the World State created for people to escape emotions such as pain, discomfort, embarrassment, sadness or anger and to enhance happiness and arousal. "By this time the soma had begun to work. Eyes shone, cheeks were flushed, the inner light of universal benevolence broke out on every face in happy, friendly smiles. Even Bernard felt himself a little melted, " – soma is used to empower the people with its happy effects, even the Bernard, a unique thinker, has succumbed to the drugs to avoid his feeling of loneliness and isolation. In reality, people in our society might resort to the same situation because we have non- depressive drugs such as Prozac. In the future, we will develop better drugs that will cure from depression and enhance happiness because we live in an industrial world. Soon, we would have drugs like that would not only give people their “happiness,” but also prevent them from becoming individuals and learning to deal with difficult situations. Not only are the people giving up their emotions and individualities, but also their freedom. "I don 't understand anything, she said with decision… why you don 't take soma when you have these dreadful ideas of yours. You 'd forget all about them. And instead of feeling miserable, you 'd be jolly. So jolly,"(Huxley 92) – the world state
In the world state society of Brave New World, technology provided alternative medical methods in the reproduction process. The natural way of reproduction was looked down upon for being a threat to stability for the community and it slowed process of obtaining workers for factories. Technology led the society to focus methods such as surgical removal of ovaries, the Bokanovsky Process, and hypnopaedic conditioning in order to keep up with the industrialization of the World State. “By controlling all aspects of a child 's birth and upbringing and by keeping adults in a condition of infantile dependency on a large social body, Huxley 's imaginary state has taken over the role of parent and robbed the child of his or Oedipal potentialities. Indeed, it could be argued that the active suppression of the Oedipus complex is the principal tool of social stability practiced in this future”( Buchanan) – how is it that this is not possible in our industrial society? In our world, we already have technology that is utilized to remove fetuses and ovaries and manipulate genetics. Because people look to simpler methods to handle the natural process …show more content…
Soma is a non-addictive drug substance that the leaders of the World State created for people to escape emotions such as pain, discomfort, embarrassment, sadness or anger and to enhance happiness and arousal. "By this time the soma had begun to work. Eyes shone, cheeks were flushed, the inner light of universal benevolence broke out on every face in happy, friendly smiles. Even Bernard felt himself a little melted, " – soma is used to empower the people with its happy effects, even the Bernard, a unique thinker, has succumbed to the drugs to avoid his feeling of loneliness and isolation. In reality, people in our society might resort to the same situation because we have non- depressive drugs such as Prozac. In the future, we will develop better drugs that will cure from depression and enhance happiness because we live in an industrial world. Soon, we would have drugs like that would not only give people their “happiness,” but also prevent them from becoming individuals and learning to deal with difficult situations. Not only are the people giving up their emotions and individualities, but also their freedom. "I don 't understand anything, she said with decision… why you don 't take soma when you have these dreadful ideas of yours. You 'd forget all about them. And instead of feeling miserable, you 'd be jolly. So jolly,"(Huxley 92) – the world state