Brave New World Ultimate Destruction :: Brave New World

Brave in the raw World Ultimate Destruction In Brave New World, Aldous Huxley tries to convey the belief that every invention or improvement for the betterment of mankind is moreover an instrument for his ultimate destruction. We are, he said, on the horns of an ethical predicament and to find the middle way will require all out intelligence and all out good will. This goes for all fields of life, medical, technical, social, etc. non only in the book, but also in real life, one can see that this belief is evidently real. A first example in the book is the process in which babies are born. The intricate fertilizing, decanting, and conditioning processes is directly used to produce and control a 5 caste system in clubhouse. Now, this is not a bad idea, other system is flawed. We see this in people like Bernard. An alpha is supposed to be at the top of society being well formed, tall, good looking and intelligent. Bernard however is somewhat shorter and less handsome than the rest of the men in his caste, and therefore is thought of as queer. This discrimination in the hatching system shows proof that the system is not completely safe or stable, and will in time produce to a greater extent and more social rejects that can only exsert to destroy the system. The conditioning process itself is also a good example of how innovation and progress can lead to the destruction of man. John got this in his belief that everyone, no matter how old, was an infant because of the conditioning systems. To truly mature, he thought, one must face suffering and ageless cleansing (leading him to his time at the lighthouse). The acceptance and use of the notion that society should be organized by the pleasures of the people is preposterous in that by only living for simple physical pleasure at whatever moment in time it may be, one is stripped of the ability to strive for long-range, true happiness. By breeding a complete society of infants with no concept of plann ing for a final goal can only end in destruction as it con not support itself if the hand that rocks the cradle, excuse the pun, would happen to waiver. Thirdly, in the book, the rationing and use of soma as a qualifying for all people is a big red flashing light on the board of pending social disaster.