Brave New World post 1

Though on the surface, Huxley's "Brave New World" seems to be a very far-fetched interpretation of the "future", there are certainly aspects of it that are reflected in todays society. For example, the use of helicopters to travel is very much mirrored by our modern use of cars. Children, also, are in a way "conditioned".... something that has been going on in religious education for centuries, but modern children must learn a certain amount in a certain amount of years, using standardized testing to regulate the levels. Things are thought of as "first grade" level, "second grade" level.... very much regimented, such as the conditioning that the kids in 'Brave New World" go through. Also, the idea of pampering is an overtone in our society, just as it is essential to their society. With our celebrity role models that live very pampered lives, the advertisement of a need for material items, etc., our society very much revolves around materialism and need for a constant state of "happiness", just like in Brace New World.

There are some things that are different though. For example, people have their various "places" in the book, and stay in their places. They are happy in their places. This is seemingly the opposite of the foundation of the United States, whose ideology states that people should and do have the ability to raise and lower their social status with education and type of profession. America is founded on the idea of being a "free country"--- how free it actually is is debatable, but in Brave New World, the society is very much NOT free.