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The task of predicting the future is as impossible as finding a needle in Texas. Huxley’s predictions of the future has proven to be eerily accurate in several areas; his predictions with regards to sex, our obsession with youth and beauty closely resemble societies' views on these issues today. However his prediction on the futures view of parents is off the mark. Religion is slowing beginning to resemble progressing towards Huxely’s view of religion. Huxley was a psychic because of the accuracy with which he has predicted the evolution of today’s society over fifty years ago.
In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World the people treat sex as a form of entertainment rather than a way to reproduce or a way to express love between a couple. Most forms of entertainment in Brave New World somehow relate to sex. For example the feelies are porno's with a more advanced plot line and the added bonus of experiencing the same things as the actors on the screen. The government encourages sex and promiscuity among its citizens, if a person is not promiscuous they are seen as outcasts. The more partners a person has the more popular the person is. A person is discouraged from having along term relationship with one person. If they have a long term relationship their loyalty to the government and Ford is in question.
And you know how strongly the DHC objects to anything intense or long and drawn out. Four months of Henry Foster without having another man - why, he’d be furious if he knew...
Sex is discussed openly in Brave New World, it is not seen as dirty, shameful or something to be discussed behind closed doors. From a young age children learn about sex and contraceptives. Children are taught to used contraceptives every time they have sex without fail. They are encouraged to participate in sex play from a young age. Those who do not wish to participate are taken to a psychologist for an evaluation. One night stands in Brave New World are an every day event and a part of life. Even the religion in Brave New World is linked to sex. During their solidarity services they chant ,
“Orgy- porgy, Ford and fun,
Kiss the girls and make them One.
Boys at one with girls at peace;
Orgy-Porgy gives release” (pg. 75)
Once Ford has come to them the service reaches its climax and they all have sex. Sex in Brave New World is not a private matter and is openly practiced. To ensure that sex’s purpose than is for entertainment the government makes only thirty percent of the female population fertile. This ensures that the population will not view sex as a form of reproduction because the majority are not capable...
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