Aldous Huxleys Brave New World Essay -- essays research papers

In the " stand New World" of 632 A. F. (After Ford), universal valet happiness has been achieved. (Well, nearly.) Control of reproduction, genetic engineering, conditioning--especially via repetitive messages delivered during sleep--and a perfect joyfulness drug called "Soma" are the cornerstones of the sassy society. Reproduction has been removed from the womb and placed on the conveyor belt, where reproductive workers tinker with the embryos to produce diverse grades of human beings, ranging from the super-intelligent Alpha Pluses down to the shorter and dumber semi-moron Epsilons. The story takes place in England where the new society lives. Due to a gigantic biological attack almost all of the world is destroyed except for england and parts of the U.S.In Brave New World civilization is controlled by conditioning and hatchery. Everyone is brought into civilization by a test tube, "the operation undergone voluntarily for the good of society." The D.H .C. (the Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning) decides which of the quin castes in society the test tube babies will belong to. At a young age, the babies are conditioned to think and act genuine ways depending on which caste they will belong to. The beginning chapters chance upon this brave new world as the D.H.C (Director of hatcheries and conditioning.) gives a group of children a tour of the facility. The reader meets Lenina Crowne who had been dating Henry Foster for some time, and ...