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Bioethics In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World

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In literature there are many aspects that do not pertain to the time it was written or even a hundred years after; however, there are cues and hints in certain literary works that suggest issues either at the time it was written and published or issues present at some point in the author’s life before the novel. This is present in many science fiction novels, such as 1984 and Brave New World. Science fiction novels often present future societies with different ideals, inventions, and lifestyles that could arise. Brave New World contains many issues and concepts that are considered taboo in society today such as ideas about class, the greater good of society versus that of an individual, and bioethics. The bioethics in Brave New World are a constant presence throughout the novel and are used to control population, class, and needs. In today’s society ideas of cloning a person are considered taboo; however in Huxley’s novel it is present constantly until the …show more content…

The Bioethics in the novel consists of creating “designer babies” and cloning. The class or status of each individual is determined by the chemicals involved in his or her creation and the conditioning he/she goes through in the early stages of his or her life. The creation and conditioning of these children help control the class system. For example, the French revolution occurred multiple times over issues such as class; furthermore, throughout the course of history there have been issues concerning class differences, wage, vacation times, and the fairness of the aforementioned classes or societal standings. The government in Huxley’s novel uses conditioning and the making of “designer babies” so that everyone is “happy” with their work and stations in life. This contrasts drastically in today’s world where many individuals are discontented with his or her work and the standing he or she holds in that

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An important thing for those observing Huxley’s work to keep in mind is the intentions of the World State. The idea of a utopia, ideally without pain or conflict, can be quite tempting and it can be noted that the intentions may be far from what results from the wishful thinking of idealism. In this book, the readers visualize what sacrificial decline of principles might entail. Do the ends justify the means?

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In the first chapter, the D.H.C. explains the biochemical technology that makes the production of virtually identical human beings possible and by doing so, it introduced Huxley's theme of individuality under assault known as "sub-human" people, who have the capability to work, but not of independent thinking.

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In Aldous Huxley’s novel “Brave New World” the world has fallen into an authoritarian order, of which control is kept through constant distraction and suppression of information. Though through this remains communities of “savages” who reject the new world order and have continued more traditional human life in reservations. It is in one of the these reservations the Aldous Huxley introduces the character John, a foil to the society he is introduced to. This exile from the land and the ideologies of the home John once knew to the “brave new world” allows John to both learn about himself and gives him the ability to see the corruption within the world state. John is introduced in the novel as the protagonist, Bernard Marx, and his female companion,

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