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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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