Aldous Huxley
Option 1: Modern Society
Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World in 1932. Since that time, society has changed a lot. Have we moved closer to Aldous Huxley’s vision or further away? Think about the rise of prescription drugs/anti-depressants (soma), the progress made in the fields of genetic engineering in both plants and animals, how society has segmented into different class systems (and the difficulty of moving up that ladder), etc. Be creative! Your essay will be graded on how well you argue your points and how much effort you put into. Option 1: Modern Society
Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World in 1932. Since that time, society has changed a lot. Have we moved closer to Aldous Huxley’s vision or further away? Think about the rise of prescription drugs/anti-depressants (soma), the progress made in the fields of genetic engineering in both plants and animals, how society has segmented into different class systems (and the difficulty of moving up that ladder), etc. Be creative! Your essay will be graded on how well you argue your points and how much effort you put into. Option 1: Modern Society
Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World in 1932. Since that time, society has changed a lot. Have we moved closer to Aldous Huxley’s vision or further away? Think about the rise of prescription drugs/anti-depressants (soma), the progress made in the fields of genetic engineering in both plants and animals, how society has segmented into different class systems (and the difficulty of moving up that ladder), etc. Be creative! Your essay will be graded on how well you argue your points and how much effort you put into. Option 1: Modern Society
Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World in 1932. Since that time, society has changed a lot. Have we moved closer to Aldous Huxley’s vision or further away? Think about the rise of prescription drugs/anti-depressants (soma), the progress made in the fields of genetic engineering in both plants and animals, how society has segmented into different class systems (and the difficulty of moving up that ladder), etc. Be creative! Your essay will be graded on how well you argue your points and how much effort you put into.
