Brave New World is a book in which the author, Aldous Huxley, tells us of his fears of science and society. Huxley had two main concerns at the time he was writing this book. Exploding birth rates was a concern because Huxley believed that with more people less compassion and humanity was shown. Also, Huxley was concerned with too many politicians being allowed to rule and control our lives. He believed that science was a great thing if used for good and not for evil. In Brave New World Huxley expresses his fears of how society would be if science and technology were used incorrectly.
Huxley is very worried about science and technology and how it would affect our society in the future. Huxley states that the theme of Brave New World is "the advancement of science as it affects human individuals" (XI). Huxley fears that if scienc
Huxley does not advocate the way of life he has drawn. He fears it. He warns us that uncontrolled knowledge, separated from the verities of human life, can lead us to fate second in horror only to total annihilation. Huxley will always believe that science is a great thing and can be used very well if in the right hands. Science and technology can either benefit the human race or help to bring its downfall. Huxley fears that if we are ever brought into a brave new world that society will eventually be brought to a downfall. In society today the government has to step up to prevent science from getting out of hand. Huxley's brave new world allows us to see what could happen if science got out of control from the perspective of a man who treasures science and hopes it is used well.
Huxley wrote Brave New World to help people understand what would
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