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Gattaca And Brave New World: A Comparative Analysis

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“In the course of evolution nature has gone to endless trouble to see that every individual is unlike every other individual.… Physically and mentally, each one of us is unique. Any culture which, in the interests of efficiency or in the name of some political or religious dogma, seeks to standardize the human individual, commits an outrage against man’s biological nature. (Aldous Huxley). While looking into dystopian themed stories, there is always a gap between what it means to be an individual. For example individuality is frowned upon and is taken away at “birth. In Gattaca individuality is chosen by their genes and their family dynamic. Both Gattaca and Brave New World take place in a dystopian setting; however, they differ in their interpretation
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