It is no secret that our world today is heading towards an over-developed society. Each day new phones, televisions, or movies are released showing how far the world has come since the beginning of technology. These new technological advancements also bring along new uses for drugs and the promotion of sexual interactions. However, the general population fails to see the dangerous road we appear to be on. In our world today, the use of drugs and the continual growth of social media relates us to Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, but certain people not afraid to speak out against growing issues has our world steering away from complete disaster. Brave New World and our lives today seem very parallel when put into comparisons. One of these comparisons
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To begin with, the media in both cultures promotes the use of drugs, and many other morally bad actions, such as drinking, and sexual interactions. These are things we have been taught to stay away from since we were just children. Our youth today has become too concentrated with phones and televisions that life is simply passing us by. In addition, the mass media controls our every move, and with technology continually evolving, it seems inevitable that one day we will no longer have to do anything; technology will do it all for us. In chapter sixteen Mustapha Mond is quoted as saying, “You can’t make flivvers without steel-and you can’t make tragedies without social instability. The world’s stable now. People are happy, they get what they want, and they never want what they can’t get” (220). We find ourselves unable to go anywhere or see anything without being reminded to check our phones or buy the latest magazines. Furthermore, the aspects of mass media fall hand-in-hand with Hypnopaedia, the technique used to develop what a child will like and dislike throughout their lifetime in Brave New World’s society. With the developments and creations of new social media sites and apps for phones, mass media has taken over our world today. Just as the sleep teaching in Brave New World controls how children mature and how their lives will be shaped. To …show more content…
In Brave New World everyone appears too scared and frightened to be rebellious against the laws and the taking their daily soma, but in our world today people find it easier to express their views. Whether it is stating one’s beliefs, or how an individual feels about the constant debate on marriage laws, the cultures obviously clash in this aspect. To start, with people in London A.F. 632 have no true beliefs other than that “Ford” is their true god and everything they do is too please him. In our world today we have various religions and people are constantly speaking out their beliefs about what they think is right or wrong. Mustapha Mond even states, “Christianity without tears - that’s what soma is” (238) this quote puts into perspective that people in Brave New World see drugs as their god. People today are not afraid to speak their mind, whether over the internet or in person there always seems to be an issue being discussed by someone somewhere. However, in Brave New World people find themselves scared to be alone and too scared to seek any sort of a regular relationship. In Brave New World spending four months with one person and not wanting to just sleep with them, but to actually have a real relationship is found to be beyond bizarre. In contrast, in today’s general public people want to have an established and prolonged relationship,
To begin with, the media in both cultures promotes the use of drugs, and many other morally bad actions, such as drinking, and sexual interactions. These are things we have been taught to stay away from since we were just children. Our youth today has become too concentrated with phones and televisions that life is simply passing us by. In addition, the mass media controls our every move, and with technology continually evolving, it seems inevitable that one day we will no longer have to do anything; technology will do it all for us. In chapter sixteen Mustapha Mond is quoted as saying, “You can’t make flivvers without steel-and you can’t make tragedies without social instability. The world’s stable now. People are happy, they get what they want, and they never want what they can’t get” (220). We find ourselves unable to go anywhere or see anything without being reminded to check our phones or buy the latest magazines. Furthermore, the aspects of mass media fall hand-in-hand with Hypnopaedia, the technique used to develop what a child will like and dislike throughout their lifetime in Brave New World’s society. With the developments and creations of new social media sites and apps for phones, mass media has taken over our world today. Just as the sleep teaching in Brave New World controls how children mature and how their lives will be shaped. To …show more content…
In Brave New World everyone appears too scared and frightened to be rebellious against the laws and the taking their daily soma, but in our world today people find it easier to express their views. Whether it is stating one’s beliefs, or how an individual feels about the constant debate on marriage laws, the cultures obviously clash in this aspect. To start, with people in London A.F. 632 have no true beliefs other than that “Ford” is their true god and everything they do is too please him. In our world today we have various religions and people are constantly speaking out their beliefs about what they think is right or wrong. Mustapha Mond even states, “Christianity without tears - that’s what soma is” (238) this quote puts into perspective that people in Brave New World see drugs as their god. People today are not afraid to speak their mind, whether over the internet or in person there always seems to be an issue being discussed by someone somewhere. However, in Brave New World people find themselves scared to be alone and too scared to seek any sort of a regular relationship. In Brave New World spending four months with one person and not wanting to just sleep with them, but to actually have a real relationship is found to be beyond bizarre. In contrast, in today’s general public people want to have an established and prolonged relationship,