“God isn't compatible with machinery and scientific medicine and universal happiness. You must make your choice” (Huxley 7). This is something a world leader would say in an alternate universe such as Brave New World. Despite some similarities between the “New World” and our world, it can be inferred that Aldous Huxley uses radical beliefs to prove how technology has made society develop negatively. Although some may argue that the novel Brave New World is an accurate warning to society about what the future entails, the novel is merely an exaggeration of observations made from technological advancements and their impacts on society.
While technological advancements have had serious effects on society, none of which can be comparable to the examples given in Brave New World. For example, when Huxley first introduces the Hatchery to the reader Huxley states “By which time the original egg was in a fair way to becoming anything from eight to ninety-six embryos– a prodigious improvement, you will agree, on nature” (Huxley 1). The tone of the novel set during the first chapter sets the tone for the rest of the novel, being an exaggeration of the possible dangers of medical advancement. While some might claim that this could potentially happen, the reality is nothing more than a
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Continuing the beginning of the novel, after Huxley introduces the Hatchery, Huxley informs the reader that “Alpha children wear grey. They work much harder than we do, because they're so frightfully clever. I'm really awfully glad I'm a Beta, because I don't work so hard. And then we are much better than the Gammas and Deltas. Gammas are stupid” (Huxley 2). Once again, while there is always the possibility of a caste system taking over, Huxley’s belief is nothing more than an incorrect prediction. Proving that Huxley’s novel Brave New World is not an accurate portrayal of society in the distant