Think of this; as of right now, this second, the world can be destroyed in the push of a button. Can you believe that such a power is possessed by modern society? Throughout the world, science is turning from a helpful tool to a piercing two-handed sword that needs caution when held. In Brave New World, the author, Aldous Huxley, shows us a world that has been over-encumbered with science and technology. Eugenics techniques are used with reproduction of humans instead of natural birth and the world is essentially controlled by selected “controllers”. In addition, the greater population almost has no freedom to charter their lives. All of the thought provoking aspects of Brave New World were brought upon by his difficult life. Aldous was born
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Throughout his childhood, he knew he was different; he was more intelligent and felt superior to the rest of his classmates. One event that permanently changed Huxley was his mother’s death from cancer when he was just a teenager (somaweb 1) When he attended college at Eton he was diagnosed with a serious eye illness which caused him to lose much of his sight. When he recovered his sight he attended Oxford University. After he was married in 1919, he traveled much in Europe. His brother during the time period was very active in the eugenics movement of the 1920’s which touched on the topics of in-vitro fertilization and sterilization. One of Huxley’s pivotal influences was the impact of Benito Mussolini in Italy (somaweb 2). Throughout his life and experiences, Huxley had enough exposure to accurately portray his thoughts and emotions of the future, mainly his fear of science, into Brave New World. Through science and biology, the author emulates how these two entities can collide and harm …show more content…
McQuail explains in “The Burden of Science and Biology in Brave New World, that the society of the Utopia is headed to be a deliberate devolution. Some of the humane things that we take for granted today are not present in the Utopia represented in Brave New World. Most citizens who live in the Utopia do not care about life or death. From birth children are taught that death is supposed to be a good thing and to not be afraid of it. When the woman Linda is breathing her last breaths, the nurses send the children learning at the hospital to actually watch as she dies. It is used as a teaching technique to make sure everyone is still happy when someone they know dies. Being a caring mother is also eliminated from society. Instead of childbirth, all babies are born in mass production at hatchery factories. The miracle of childbirth is forever omitted. Women are given a lifetime supply of contraceptives or are able to get permanent surgery. The citizens are also constantly being bombarded with activities to keep them occupied such as obstacle golf, the feelies (interactive movie theatre where you actually feel what is happening), and a balanced work time. The world controllers made sure that all these activities would separate the classes and make sure that everyone was happily occupied with their time. In the New World theres no time for helping people or having the special family and
Throughout his childhood, he knew he was different; he was more intelligent and felt superior to the rest of his classmates. One event that permanently changed Huxley was his mother’s death from cancer when he was just a teenager (somaweb 1) When he attended college at Eton he was diagnosed with a serious eye illness which caused him to lose much of his sight. When he recovered his sight he attended Oxford University. After he was married in 1919, he traveled much in Europe. His brother during the time period was very active in the eugenics movement of the 1920’s which touched on the topics of in-vitro fertilization and sterilization. One of Huxley’s pivotal influences was the impact of Benito Mussolini in Italy (somaweb 2). Throughout his life and experiences, Huxley had enough exposure to accurately portray his thoughts and emotions of the future, mainly his fear of science, into Brave New World. Through science and biology, the author emulates how these two entities can collide and harm …show more content…
McQuail explains in “The Burden of Science and Biology in Brave New World, that the society of the Utopia is headed to be a deliberate devolution. Some of the humane things that we take for granted today are not present in the Utopia represented in Brave New World. Most citizens who live in the Utopia do not care about life or death. From birth children are taught that death is supposed to be a good thing and to not be afraid of it. When the woman Linda is breathing her last breaths, the nurses send the children learning at the hospital to actually watch as she dies. It is used as a teaching technique to make sure everyone is still happy when someone they know dies. Being a caring mother is also eliminated from society. Instead of childbirth, all babies are born in mass production at hatchery factories. The miracle of childbirth is forever omitted. Women are given a lifetime supply of contraceptives or are able to get permanent surgery. The citizens are also constantly being bombarded with activities to keep them occupied such as obstacle golf, the feelies (interactive movie theatre where you actually feel what is happening), and a balanced work time. The world controllers made sure that all these activities would separate the classes and make sure that everyone was happily occupied with their time. In the New World theres no time for helping people or having the special family and