Living in a world that treasures individuality, it would be impossible to understand the idea of having a predestined future. From the moment one is born, they have the choice to decide how their lives will be shaped with every decision made. Starting as young as picking a sport to play and up to picking a college, people have control over their lives. A life without opportunity is foreign to the world. The world is constantly changing and evolving as new discoveries are made. Science is the base of the current world, but too much advancement can come with repercussions. Aldous Huxley explores the detrimental consequences of uncontrolled scientific advancements in Brave New World which compromise the structure of society, the nature of family,
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Everyone is “born” into certain caste with a predestined future. A conversation between Lenina and Henry shows the confinement to the caste as Lenina said "I suppose Epsilons don't really mind being Epsilons," and Henry's response "Of course they don't. How can they? They don't know what it's like being anything else” (Huxley Brave 50) shows how they never learn anything past their specific job. There is no opportunity learn anything outside what they are conditioned to learn involving their caste and the job inside that caste. Wordly arts such as books and music are heavily protected and only the highest people have access to them which makes it impossible for anyone below them to have access to any hobbies except the ones they were taught to love through sleep teaching and shock therapy. Hochman's summarization of Huxley's world is a perfect summary because “From birth to death, … [life] is a fully engineered existence in which both people and their environment are remade to society's specifications” (66). The creation of life would have never allowed the people to live it to the full potential as there is no way to experience it outside what has been picked. There is no option for them go out and learn new skills or activities that can set the people apart, the only difference between people comes from the caste they are put
Everyone is “born” into certain caste with a predestined future. A conversation between Lenina and Henry shows the confinement to the caste as Lenina said "I suppose Epsilons don't really mind being Epsilons," and Henry's response "Of course they don't. How can they? They don't know what it's like being anything else” (Huxley Brave 50) shows how they never learn anything past their specific job. There is no opportunity learn anything outside what they are conditioned to learn involving their caste and the job inside that caste. Wordly arts such as books and music are heavily protected and only the highest people have access to them which makes it impossible for anyone below them to have access to any hobbies except the ones they were taught to love through sleep teaching and shock therapy. Hochman's summarization of Huxley's world is a perfect summary because “From birth to death, … [life] is a fully engineered existence in which both people and their environment are remade to society's specifications” (66). The creation of life would have never allowed the people to live it to the full potential as there is no way to experience it outside what has been picked. There is no option for them go out and learn new skills or activities that can set the people apart, the only difference between people comes from the caste they are put