Brave New World was written by Aldous Huxley in 1932. It is a dystopian novel that takes place in the future. The new government is known as the World State and it is run by twelve controllers. Brave New World is a unique novel that portrays multiple similarities and differences with the United States today. Some major topics include human life, death and eugenics, the consumption of goods and services, and the use of drugs and pharmaceuticals. The United States still focuses on human rights and the Constitution, while the World State focuses on everyone behaving similar to a machine to ensure stability; with these differences there are still similarities between the two societies. Mustapha Mond and John are a few of the only characters who
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In the novel, the embryos experience conditioning, so they will enjoy their future career. Their conditioning affects their appearance. Similarly, parents in the US have the option to pay to choose specific characteristics, to prevent birth-defects, and to solve other possible problems for their children. The World State has abortion centers in multiple locations, so if a non-sterilized woman becomes pregnant, then she can have an abortion. The US gives woman the ability to choose to have an abortion, if the child is not desired. If a child is desired, then a woman has the ability to give birth to her child. There are places in the World State where there are still natural born children. These places are called reservations. The people who live on reservations are known as savages because they are born naturally. Therefore, if the US was placed in the timeframe of Brave New World, then it would be considered a reservation.
John was born on a reservation. Linda was John’s mother, so he disapproved that the World State’s society allowed her to constantly use soma. The World State regulates soma distribution. The purpose of this is to keep the citizens content with their lives so the economy can continue to improve. Linda was allowed to continuously experience soma because she was a disgrace to
In the novel, the embryos experience conditioning, so they will enjoy their future career. Their conditioning affects their appearance. Similarly, parents in the US have the option to pay to choose specific characteristics, to prevent birth-defects, and to solve other possible problems for their children. The World State has abortion centers in multiple locations, so if a non-sterilized woman becomes pregnant, then she can have an abortion. The US gives woman the ability to choose to have an abortion, if the child is not desired. If a child is desired, then a woman has the ability to give birth to her child. There are places in the World State where there are still natural born children. These places are called reservations. The people who live on reservations are known as savages because they are born naturally. Therefore, if the US was placed in the timeframe of Brave New World, then it would be considered a reservation.
John was born on a reservation. Linda was John’s mother, so he disapproved that the World State’s society allowed her to constantly use soma. The World State regulates soma distribution. The purpose of this is to keep the citizens content with their lives so the economy can continue to improve. Linda was allowed to continuously experience soma because she was a disgrace to