Similarities Between Brave New World And Gattaca

A person’s natural identity can be lost for the purpose of social progress since the overall social status of an individual can cause them to neglect their persevering characteristics. Throughout the story Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and the film Gattaca it is evident that John the Savage and Vincent Freeman are best representations as to how their own personal identity was lost through social progress. Throughout both of these stories, the reader is introduced to two different aspects of two different societies. In Brave New World, civilized London and Malpais are considered to be two contrasting environments, one that is focused around the overall stability of society, and the other which focuses on more realistic views and ideas such as religion, both environments that influence John’s character to change drastically throughout the entire story. Gattaca’s main focus throughout the story is at a space station where discrimination, although prohibited in the story, is evident throughout the entire movie. This type of discrimination in the …show more content…
John the Savage and Vincent Freeman are both characters that are considered to be outcasts in their society. Technological advancements being at the center of both stories makes it more difficult for them to find a place among the others because they physically are incapable of being as unique as the other individuals in the stories. These differences are what causes the change in their individuality and also results in their own personalities being lost forever since they adapt to these new ones. The ways each of these characters act is what sets them apart from one another and makes them unique, yet when it comes to the biological chemistry involved, if you are not born the “correct” way, you are nothing at