... steps: 1) an improved technique of suggestion starting in childhood, 2) a developed science of human differences so that each individual may be placed into the proper societal role, 3) a new narcotic which is less harmful but more powerful than heroin, 4) a "foolproof system of eugenics," which he implied to take ... that we will ourselves be controlled and manipulated by others. Huxley plays on these anxieties to devastating effect. He sows the fear that a future world state may rob us of the right to be unhappy. "Wheels must turn steadily, but cannot turn untended. There must be men t...

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"O brave new world, that has such people in it - " William Shakespeare, The Tempest, quoted by Aldous Huxley " With technology exponentially growing, and the insatiable hunger for discovery and knowledge, the actual nature of human beings is changing. Stories of stem-cell research, human-mouse embryo experiments and genetically engineered animals for consumption flood technology newspapers. Building electronic devices from ... now scientists "have also been able to produce mice with superior memories through genetic modification- (Fukuyama, Our Posthuman Future, 2003, pg. 24). Making a super-...

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... the literary works of Shakespeare many places in his novel Brave New World. The most obvious, and perhaps most significant allusion is the title itself. Shakespeare's The Tempest is the play from which the phrase originates. This quotation is used many times in the text with new connotations each time; hope, disgust, and command color John's proclamation. The quotations of Shakespeare throughout the duration of the book also emphasize the ... emotionless society of the World ... primitive and unhygienic, preventing people of this society from identifying a major theme of almost every Sh...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate