Could an ordinary English writer predict the future? Aldous Huxley is a recognized author known for his remarkable dystopian novel, Brave New World. A novel encompassed around a futuristic society located in England. The society is oriented around the “happiness” of the citizens. The different castes in the society separate the Alphas from the Epsilons. It was not Huxley’s intention to write a prophetic novel. Even though the majority of Brave New World is unprincipled, some aspects have been represented in our world. In the book, Brave New World, the characters’ dependency on the drugs is evident throughout the story, and reflects onto our society. Soma, the drug of their society, is taken to enhance or initiate the feeling of happiness.
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Even though women are highly looked upon in society now, there are some incorporated aspects of our culture that insults women. The character Lenina is known to be a beautiful flirtatious woman and is wanted by every man. She faces many issues with men throughout the book. “Nodding, ‘He patted me on the behind this afternoon,’ said Lenina. ‘There you see!’ Fanny was triumphant. ‘That shows what he stands for. The strictest conventionality’ ”(Huxley 42). Women in Huxley’s world are viewed as objects and are disposable to men. Huxley turns the meaning of “strictest conventionality” by making sexual harassment fine. In modern times, human trafficking has taken place all over the world. In this situation, women are viewed in the same light as in Huxley’s world. “Mother, monogamy, romance….No wonder these poor pre-moderns were mad and wicked and miserable”(Huxley 41). In the dystopian society, mothers were frowned upon. Having a family or parents was frightening and disgusting to the citizens of the society. People did not have children and if they did they would have gotten them aborted. In present time, issues like these are happening in America. More and more people are not having children because they are busy and want to live their life. Brave New World characters sexualization against women is similar to some aspects of our …show more content…
This book was originally published in 1932, meaning not many inventions have taken place. In the book the helicopter, invented in 1906 , has improved to travel longer distances like our modern day ones. In Brave New World, technology has advanced to manipulate cells into making a certain type of human. “From eight to ninety-six buds, and every bud will grow into a perfectly formed embryo, and every embryo into a full-sized adult”(Huxley 6). The scientists in the book use “Bokanovsky’s Process” to manage the production and type of people entering into the society. Modern day scientists have researched the use of gene manipulations and have created GMOs. Recently, modern day scientist have experimented with tools to find out a baby’s genetics and to alter them to the parents’ taste. The place where the scientists work on the embryos are contained from any natural resource. The room is always busy like any modern day factory.“Whizz and then, click! the lift-hatches hew open; the bottle-liner had only to reach out a hand, take the flap, insert, smooth-down, and before the lined bottle had had time to travel out of reach along the endless band”(Huxley 9). The machinery used in Brave New World are quick and efficient like the modern day machines in factories. Science in Brave New World has advanced to many new inventions like simulations or the feelies. Present day game creators have designed many
Even though women are highly looked upon in society now, there are some incorporated aspects of our culture that insults women. The character Lenina is known to be a beautiful flirtatious woman and is wanted by every man. She faces many issues with men throughout the book. “Nodding, ‘He patted me on the behind this afternoon,’ said Lenina. ‘There you see!’ Fanny was triumphant. ‘That shows what he stands for. The strictest conventionality’ ”(Huxley 42). Women in Huxley’s world are viewed as objects and are disposable to men. Huxley turns the meaning of “strictest conventionality” by making sexual harassment fine. In modern times, human trafficking has taken place all over the world. In this situation, women are viewed in the same light as in Huxley’s world. “Mother, monogamy, romance….No wonder these poor pre-moderns were mad and wicked and miserable”(Huxley 41). In the dystopian society, mothers were frowned upon. Having a family or parents was frightening and disgusting to the citizens of the society. People did not have children and if they did they would have gotten them aborted. In present time, issues like these are happening in America. More and more people are not having children because they are busy and want to live their life. Brave New World characters sexualization against women is similar to some aspects of our …show more content…
This book was originally published in 1932, meaning not many inventions have taken place. In the book the helicopter, invented in 1906 , has improved to travel longer distances like our modern day ones. In Brave New World, technology has advanced to manipulate cells into making a certain type of human. “From eight to ninety-six buds, and every bud will grow into a perfectly formed embryo, and every embryo into a full-sized adult”(Huxley 6). The scientists in the book use “Bokanovsky’s Process” to manage the production and type of people entering into the society. Modern day scientists have researched the use of gene manipulations and have created GMOs. Recently, modern day scientist have experimented with tools to find out a baby’s genetics and to alter them to the parents’ taste. The place where the scientists work on the embryos are contained from any natural resource. The room is always busy like any modern day factory.“Whizz and then, click! the lift-hatches hew open; the bottle-liner had only to reach out a hand, take the flap, insert, smooth-down, and before the lined bottle had had time to travel out of reach along the endless band”(Huxley 9). The machinery used in Brave New World are quick and efficient like the modern day machines in factories. Science in Brave New World has advanced to many new inventions like simulations or the feelies. Present day game creators have designed many