"'They'll grow up with what the psychologists used to call an 'instinctive' hatred of books and flowers. Reflexes unalterably conditioned'" (Huxley 21).
In this excerpt, the children that they are experimenting on are being controlled and making all similar in this aspect. So they will all be the same making them consumers to all of the same things. The bright upside to brainwashing the citizens while they are young is that the society they live is always going to be stable with the way they do things. Even in the event that there are new scientific advancements the social standing will always be the same, never ending, making it so that the societies social structure will never be broken.While there is that upside to this, it is also devaluing people for what they are, which is individuals who have as much potential as any other person. The act of giving children an instinctive hatred for books and wildlife eliminates a part of whom they might've been. The major downside of this is that the potential of people is nulled by the government to keep a peaceful society.
Where is your analysis in 150-200 words?
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ReplyDeleteSelect one of the below three anchor statements.
1.) Consumer culture makes life less meaningful.
2.) Scientific & technological advancement benefit humanity.
3.) Individuality is a threat to a harmonious society.
Defend (agree), dispute (disagree) -OR- qualify (to present both sides) your chosen anchor statement.
Write one blog entry (150-200 words) for each reading assignment on the MyConnect calendar; three entries per week.