Brave New World 3

Brave New World: “Oh, my God, my God!” In 1932, Aldous Huxley first published the novel, Brave New World. During this time, the ideas that Huxley explored in his novel were not a reality, but merely science-fiction entertainment. Brave New World confronts ideas of totalitarianism, artificial reproduction, anti-individualism, and forever youth- ideas which were not threatening in the 30’s. In the 1930’s, the high ethical standards people maintained and the limited amount of scientific knowledge did …

…scientology would overpower spirituality and in essence become the religion of our time. Hopefully, people will adhere to the anti-utopian message of oppressing individual thought, reflected in the Brave New World, and take action in stopping or at least acknowledging the ethical deterioration of our society. Today’s society must realize the necessity of keeping its diversity, because individualism is what prevents our sociey from turning into the brave new world in Huxley’s novel.