Brave New World by Huxley - Essay Example

According to the statements made by Huxley in this book, world scientific advancement is not bad though there has to be some moderation on how experimentation and application are carried out. Genetically modified  human body parts cannot be as strong as the natural ones and some of the babies brought up outside the human womb or through implantation may inherit or develop some genes that can bring a lot of complication ton their lives in future. Not to forget is that there are some genetic diseases that cannot be treated and is passed from one generation to the other, hence, making embryo implantation.

Huxley’s novel apart from the world scientific advancement acts as a social criticism and tends to satirize various elements of society. Actually, in this novel, issues of marriage, life and death have been depicted and the different perspective under which they are viewed in the society (Barr, 855).  The novel tends to oppose or rebel with the common understanding of people when it comes to issues of life and death. According to the statement given in this novel, many people believe in life after death of which, according to the author, has still not been proven as there are not enough evidences to support this myth or belief.

Actually, in life, there is what is commonly known as longevity and this cannot be attained in today’s world. This is scientific modernity that has become the order of the day. Many activities pegged on human health are today modified and any modified part of the human body is no longer considered. a natural but artificial. An example of modified human body part or action is plastic surgery, in plastic surgery the human skin is