"Sometimes, for several days, Linda didn't get up at all. She lay in bed and was sad. Or else she drank the stuff that Pope brought and laughed a great deal and went to sleep . . . often she forgot to wash him, and there was nothing to eat except cold tortillas" (Huxley 127).
As science and technology advanced, society like we currently know disappeared. There was no marriage, no families, and no natural birth. All births were controlled by the government. Special chemicals, and in some cases, toxins, were added to the test tubes to predetermine how every person in society would turn out. Part of this manipulation was that intelligence was controlled to leave everyone like infants. They were hypnopaedically controlled to be completely dependent on the government. Linda grew up like this, but then accidentally got pregnant and had a child. Because of the environment she was raised in, she had no idea how to take care of a child and was unable to understand the basic functions of society. She could not grasp the concept of marriage and raising as child, and, as a result, the life of her son, John, was negatively affected. Scientific and technological advancements do not benefit humanity because it allowed their intelligence to be manipulated to stay at an infantile level and left them unable to care for themselves or others.
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Monday, March 28, 2016
Brave New World Chapter 7: Sixty is the New Thirty
"'That's because we don't allow them to be like that. We preserve them from diseases. We keep their internal secretions artificially balanced at a youthful equilibrium . . . Youth almost unimpaired till sixty, and then, crack! the end'" (Huxley 111).
Advancements in medicine allow people to live longer and healthier lives; however, where does one draw the line? The science and technology in Brave New World have allowed people to override nature and avoid aging. They are pumped with medicines, hormones, and other chemicals to keep their bodies youthful. Then, once they reach a certain age, they are killed. This is not beneficial to humanity because it has turned the members of the World State into robots. These citizens are no longer human, as they have been pumped with so many drugs and hypnopaedic sayings that they are left with no freedom or individuality. Rather than letting nature take its course, the members of the brave new world use science to manipulate their bodies to keep themselves from looking older. Scientific and technological advancements are not beneficial because they take all the humanity out of society, leaving its members easily controlled, lifeless, youthful robots.
Advancements in medicine allow people to live longer and healthier lives; however, where does one draw the line? The science and technology in Brave New World have allowed people to override nature and avoid aging. They are pumped with medicines, hormones, and other chemicals to keep their bodies youthful. Then, once they reach a certain age, they are killed. This is not beneficial to humanity because it has turned the members of the World State into robots. These citizens are no longer human, as they have been pumped with so many drugs and hypnopaedic sayings that they are left with no freedom or individuality. Rather than letting nature take its course, the members of the brave new world use science to manipulate their bodies to keep themselves from looking older. Scientific and technological advancements are not beneficial because they take all the humanity out of society, leaving its members easily controlled, lifeless, youthful robots.
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Brave New World Chapter 6: The Savage Reservation
"'And remember,' he added reassuringly to Lenina, "they're perfectly tame; savages won't do you any harm. They've got enough experience of gas bombs to know that they mustn't play any tricks'" (Huxley 106).
As science and technology advanced, the traditional way of life vanished. People no longer got married, there were no families, and babies were now created in test tubes instead of naturally. All of society viewed the ideas of the past and words like family and parents as smut, and found it nearly impossible to imagine a life where these things were normal. There was a place in New Mexico, however, known as the Savage Reservation. The "savages" were simply people who never gave up the old ways. They get married, have families, and give birth the natural way. They do not rely on soma and other technology to distract them and keep them happy. They experience all the ups and downs of life, as humans are supposed to do. The citizens of the brave new world are so easily manipulated by the government through science and technology that they were lead to believe that those who lived life the natural way were terrifying savages that needed to be controlled and kept in a reservation separate from the general population. Scientific and technological advancements did not benefit humanity because it pushed society away from the natural ways by the government so that they could be easily controlled.
As science and technology advanced, the traditional way of life vanished. People no longer got married, there were no families, and babies were now created in test tubes instead of naturally. All of society viewed the ideas of the past and words like family and parents as smut, and found it nearly impossible to imagine a life where these things were normal. There was a place in New Mexico, however, known as the Savage Reservation. The "savages" were simply people who never gave up the old ways. They get married, have families, and give birth the natural way. They do not rely on soma and other technology to distract them and keep them happy. They experience all the ups and downs of life, as humans are supposed to do. The citizens of the brave new world are so easily manipulated by the government through science and technology that they were lead to believe that those who lived life the natural way were terrifying savages that needed to be controlled and kept in a reservation separate from the general population. Scientific and technological advancements did not benefit humanity because it pushed society away from the natural ways by the government so that they could be easily controlled.
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Brave New World Chapter 5: Products of Conditioning
"'And if you were an Epilson,' said Henry, "'your conditioning would have made you no less thankful that you weren't a Beta or an Alpha'" (Huxley 74).
The government using hypnopaedia to control all of the citizens in society. After they manipulate their births to place them in a specific caste, they use sleep teaching to ingrain certain messages into their brains. Everyone is sleep taught to believe that their caste is the best one for them. This scientific and technological advancement does not benefit humanity because it squashes all the peoples' ambitions. If they think they are in the best place in society, they will never have a desire to work towards something. Hypnopaedia hypnotizes people and tricks them into believing they are where they belong. It takes away their ability to think freely, because the phrases are repeated to them so many times that they eventually accept them to be undeniable truths. The government uses this to have absolute control over its people. The people can never overthrow the government because they are hypnotized and so distracted that they do not realize anything is wrong.
The government using hypnopaedia to control all of the citizens in society. After they manipulate their births to place them in a specific caste, they use sleep teaching to ingrain certain messages into their brains. Everyone is sleep taught to believe that their caste is the best one for them. This scientific and technological advancement does not benefit humanity because it squashes all the peoples' ambitions. If they think they are in the best place in society, they will never have a desire to work towards something. Hypnopaedia hypnotizes people and tricks them into believing they are where they belong. It takes away their ability to think freely, because the phrases are repeated to them so many times that they eventually accept them to be undeniable truths. The government uses this to have absolute control over its people. The people can never overthrow the government because they are hypnotized and so distracted that they do not realize anything is wrong.
Brave New World Chapter 4: Hypnopaedic Prejudice
"For Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons had been to some extent conditioned to associate corporeal mass with social superiority. Indeed, a faint hypnopaedic prejudice in favour of size was universal" (Huxley 65).
The government in Brave New World controls how every person is born and then conditions them to fit into society. The aim of this was to give everyone a place in the world to make them feel equal and safe. Everyone was assured that their caste was the best fit for them, and were conditioned to believe certain things about the other castes. This did have its downfalls, however. For example, it was an accepted fact the the alphas and betas were bigger than the rest of the castes. Although everyone was conditioned to love their place, some people did not quite fit into the stereotypes of their cast. As a result, some people began out of place. This threatened the stability of the system, so it was encouraged to take soma to avoid all emotions. As a result the people lived in a constant state of numbness. Scientific and technological advancements did not benefit humanity because they tricked people in believing they were happy, when in reality they were not.
The government in Brave New World controls how every person is born and then conditions them to fit into society. The aim of this was to give everyone a place in the world to make them feel equal and safe. Everyone was assured that their caste was the best fit for them, and were conditioned to believe certain things about the other castes. This did have its downfalls, however. For example, it was an accepted fact the the alphas and betas were bigger than the rest of the castes. Although everyone was conditioned to love their place, some people did not quite fit into the stereotypes of their cast. As a result, some people began out of place. This threatened the stability of the system, so it was encouraged to take soma to avoid all emotions. As a result the people lived in a constant state of numbness. Scientific and technological advancements did not benefit humanity because they tricked people in believing they were happy, when in reality they were not.
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Brave New World Chapter 3: The More Stitches, the Less Riches
"One hundred repetitions three nights a week for four years, thought Bernard Marx, who was a specialist on hypnopaedia. Sixty-two thousand repetitions make one truth. Idiots!" (Huxley 47).
Scientific and technological advancements hurt humanity because these "advancements" are allowing them to be manipulated and completely under government control. The government uses hypnopaedia, or sleep teaching, on its citizens to ingrain certain beliefs into people to train and control them. These phrases are repeated so many times, that the people reach a point where it is not something that can be disputed - it is pure fact. This is dangerous because using this form of manipulation, the people have no control over their lives and it is completely up to the government to decide how they act and what they believe. People are not allowed to think for themselves, and when they start to, the other citizens think something is wrong with them and give them soma, a drug, to sedate them back into their stable reality. The government's main goal is stability, and they use this technology to keep their people hypnotized and under their complete control, sucking all the individuality and freedom from society.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Brave New World Chapter 2: Deltas Wear Khaki
"Till at last the child's mind is these suggestions, and the sum of the suggestions is the child's mind . . . The adult's mind too - all his life long . . . But all these suggestions are our suggestions!" (Huxley 28-29).
Scientific and technological advancements do not benefit humanity because hypnopaedia, or sleep teaching, is being used to to manipulate the population to follow the government's wishes. From birth, children are conditioned to follow certain rules and behave a certain way. This practice takes away all individuality and gives the government total control over the population. Not only does this practice limit humanity's individuality and free will, but it also breeds hatred. Children are conditioned to only like those in their own caste. For example, the betas are taught that the alphas work too hard, betas are the best, and the gammaas, deltas, and epsilons are stupid. While the government believes that hypnopaedia is beneficial to society because it makes the population easy to control, it is hurting humanity, as it limits them and does not allow them to grow.
Scientific and technological advancements do not benefit humanity because hypnopaedia, or sleep teaching, is being used to to manipulate the population to follow the government's wishes. From birth, children are conditioned to follow certain rules and behave a certain way. This practice takes away all individuality and gives the government total control over the population. Not only does this practice limit humanity's individuality and free will, but it also breeds hatred. Children are conditioned to only like those in their own caste. For example, the betas are taught that the alphas work too hard, betas are the best, and the gammaas, deltas, and epsilons are stupid. While the government believes that hypnopaedia is beneficial to society because it makes the population easy to control, it is hurting humanity, as it limits them and does not allow them to grow.
Monday, March 14, 2016
Brave New World Chapter 1: The Embryos
"On Rack 10 rows of next generation's chemical workers were being trained . . . The first batch of of two hundred and fifty embryonic rocket-plane engineers was just passing the eleven hundred metre mark on Rack 3" (Huxley 17).
Dispute: Scientific and technological advancements benefit humanity.
In this chapter of Brave New World, Huxley explores the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Center. Here, all births are controlled; however, these "births" are actually fetuses that were grown in test tubes. This unnatural birthing method does not benefit humanity because the government controls every aspect of the peoples' lives. Everyone's life is predetermined, and they are conditioned for a specific place in society while growing in the test tubes, leaving nothing up to nature. People have no choice in their careers or environments, and there is no way for them to work toward a better life. Whatever caste and job they are made to be born into is what they are stuck with for the rest of their lives. One egg is split up into up to ninety-six separate embryos, creating millions of identical twins. This greatly diminishes individuality, since so many people are so similar. Also, this process puts a lot of strain on the embryos. As a result, the embryos require a lot of medical care to keep them alive and growing into functioning human beings, making everyone very dependent on the government. The scientific and technological advancements in Brave New World do not benefit humanity because they take away from people's individuality and allow the government to control everything.
Dispute: Scientific and technological advancements benefit humanity.
In this chapter of Brave New World, Huxley explores the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Center. Here, all births are controlled; however, these "births" are actually fetuses that were grown in test tubes. This unnatural birthing method does not benefit humanity because the government controls every aspect of the peoples' lives. Everyone's life is predetermined, and they are conditioned for a specific place in society while growing in the test tubes, leaving nothing up to nature. People have no choice in their careers or environments, and there is no way for them to work toward a better life. Whatever caste and job they are made to be born into is what they are stuck with for the rest of their lives. One egg is split up into up to ninety-six separate embryos, creating millions of identical twins. This greatly diminishes individuality, since so many people are so similar. Also, this process puts a lot of strain on the embryos. As a result, the embryos require a lot of medical care to keep them alive and growing into functioning human beings, making everyone very dependent on the government. The scientific and technological advancements in Brave New World do not benefit humanity because they take away from people's individuality and allow the government to control everything.
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