The first two chapters I felt physical revulsion reading the descriptions of the hatchery and conditioning centre and the normalcy of it all. I'm not sure if I'd have been so revolted if I read this 5-10 years ago, but with the way the world is now, it hits hard for me. Talk of artificial wombs, pedos up on the docket for normalization, indoctrination of children into the progressive worldview, hyper-consumer culture... it's very easy to see how a world ends up like BNW.
I'm interested in the development of Bernie Marx and how Huxley treats characters, but I dont think there's quite enough in chapters 3 and 4 to have any solid opinions yet.
Speaking of chapter 3, was it supposed to be rapidly shifting between 3 locales (the garden, the men and womens changing rooms), or is my old pirated ebook borked? Like there'd be a sentence of the Controller lecturing, then Lenina speaking to Fanny, then Henry talking about what a good lay Lenina is, then back to the Controller again. Only asking because I have noticed some words clearly typoed (Director into Dhector) on occasion, and that sort of discombobulated, simultaneous narrative/conversations seems extremely modern
Yeah. BNW actually has a downer ending, but the penultimate chapter where the leader explains why the world has to be the way it is, is one of the most memorable dialogues I've ever encountered in a book.
I know you hate women enough to inadvertently advocate for the extinction of the human race, and artificial wombs seem like an easy sidestep to that issue but think it through a little. The ova need to come from somewhere. In BNW, the women who donate their ovaries to the hatcheries are well compensated. So now you're paying women to discard one of the few things that may make them take responsibility in their life.
I very highly doubt artificial wombs would ever become a commercial product. You won't be able to just pop on down to the store and pick up a baby making kit. That will be highly gated by pharmaceutical industry and the healthcare system. We've seen how the powers that be (or pharma lobbyists alone if you prefer) already attempt to control your life if you refuse them. Only the subservient bootlickers will be allowed to reproduce. There would never be another white baby outside of the ruling class. It's a death knell for Western ideology and quality of life for the human race overall
Well Huxley is a good writer for sure.
The first two chapters I felt physical revulsion reading the descriptions of the hatchery and conditioning centre and the normalcy of it all. I'm not sure if I'd have been so revolted if I read this 5-10 years ago, but with the way the world is now, it hits hard for me. Talk of artificial wombs, pedos up on the docket for normalization, indoctrination of children into the progressive worldview, hyper-consumer culture... it's very easy to see how a world ends up like BNW.
I'm interested in the development of Bernie Marx and how Huxley treats characters, but I dont think there's quite enough in chapters 3 and 4 to have any solid opinions yet.
Speaking of chapter 3, was it supposed to be rapidly shifting between 3 locales (the garden, the men and womens changing rooms), or is my old pirated ebook borked? Like there'd be a sentence of the Controller lecturing, then Lenina speaking to Fanny, then Henry talking about what a good lay Lenina is, then back to the Controller again. Only asking because I have noticed some words clearly typoed (Director into Dhector) on occasion, and that sort of discombobulated, simultaneous narrative/conversations seems extremely modern
1984 has an appendix that implies the regime ended by talking about it in the past tense.
Yeah. BNW actually has a downer ending, but the penultimate chapter where the leader explains why the world has to be the way it is, is one of the most memorable dialogues I've ever encountered in a book.
Why is this dystopian?
I know you hate women enough to inadvertently advocate for the extinction of the human race, and artificial wombs seem like an easy sidestep to that issue but think it through a little. The ova need to come from somewhere. In BNW, the women who donate their ovaries to the hatcheries are well compensated. So now you're paying women to discard one of the few things that may make them take responsibility in their life.
I very highly doubt artificial wombs would ever become a commercial product. You won't be able to just pop on down to the store and pick up a baby making kit. That will be highly gated by pharmaceutical industry and the healthcare system. We've seen how the powers that be (or pharma lobbyists alone if you prefer) already attempt to control your life if you refuse them. Only the subservient bootlickers will be allowed to reproduce. There would never be another white baby outside of the ruling class. It's a death knell for Western ideology and quality of life for the human race overall