Individuality In Brave New World Essay

Not much change will occur over the course of the next twenty years that can’t be plainly predicted today. Obviously, the track we’re on now will continue to develop as automation takes to the forefront of work typically done by humans. Desperately, our governments will continue fighting to censor peoples daily lives in order gain control over a society born in the digital age. Intrusive marketing techniques tailored to target the very impulses within human DNA will be perfected; as escaping the all-seeing eyes of Big Brother becomes virtually impossible. Individuality will dwindle as Americans continue struggling to find comfort through association as the once bountiful well of fads, fashions, styles, and other various forms of self expression is dried
As members of society struggle for individuality, an overpowered and technologically advanced government will continue pressing for stricter censorship and less privacy. One thing that will remain constant is the impact of Aldous Huxley’s, Brave New World, in large part due to it’s widely relatable characters and concepts. Helmholtz Watson is sure to prove his worth as a role model to every intellectually determined student searching for something in themselves that separates them from their peers. Unlike Helmholtz, Bernard Marx’s blue collar personality may leave a bitter taste in the mouths of students; who will also be turned off by his self consciousness and know-it-all attitude. When the time arrives twenty years from now, government handouts, instant gratification, and emotional numbing will be at an all time high, and continue to intensifying exponentially. Hopefully, in the state of a reconstructed educational system, students and scholars will continue to view Brave New World as the cautionary tale it intended to be; and not as the blueprints to a rapidly approaching human