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Innovation In Brave New World

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As indicated by Huxley, propels in innovation can likewise be a risk to society. In Brave New World, everything is totally automated, disposing of the need for innovativeness and creative ability. Huxley cautions us against motorization, contending "the machine dehumanizes men by requesting mechanical productivity of them"(Hillegas 114). Man's inventiveness is supplanted with unremarkable undertakings, on the grounds that machines can do a significant part of the work . The occupations accessible for individuals on the reservation, comprise of dull mechanical operations. In Brave New World, relaxation exercises are commanded by innovation. The essential wellspring of diversion is the "feelies," a kind of motion picture theatre in which

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