I was watching a commercial the other day promoting a long lasting energy drink and to my bewilderment I saw Huxley’s prediction of the future fulfilled. Normally when one is asked to contemplate activities associated with energy drinks one would picture physical activity such as sports or exploring the great outdoors. But when the creators of this commercial thought of energy another type of physical activity came to mind. A man sits behind his desk in his office and drinks his glorious energy drink and then announces to his secretary, with a terribly short skirt if I may add; “Now I’m ready!” It does not leave much to the imagination now does it?
We live in a beautiful society in which sex and drug use is the new past-time. Now I do not deny my natural desire for attraction and ecstasy, the drug not the sensation, but a society must draw a line dividing material appropriate for an audience of all ages and soft-core pornography. But there is no possible end because, much like myself, people enjoy attraction and ecstasy, the drug not the sensation. I watch sitcoms, I watch dramas, I watch sports, and I watch kid shows, all of which have some sort of reference to sex and drug. Yes, that is correct, even kid shows; have you ever watched SpongeBob Squarepants? What is entertainment without this excellent and exciting mix?
Huxley predicted a society full of lust, drug use, and naivety. And I pose the question: is this not the obvious outcome of today’s society.
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I liked your assessment of the novel and how you drew comparisons to todays media and Huxley's world. I have seen the commercial you reference to and agree that today's society is hooked on sex and drugs. You can not watch TV without seeing sexual innuendoes. Modern day society has become accepting to open sexuality on TV and this desensitization of our society's mind will increase over upcoming generations. KUDOS
I too see that our society is progressively more and more associated with sex and drugs as the years go on. This excessive involvement is plastered on billboards, in commercials, magazines…the list continues. This rising trend reminds me of the movie “Idiocracy” in which, basically, the dumber portion of the population keeps breeding at a faster rate than the more intelligent people until there is eventually an entire world full of stupid individuals. They only drink sports drinks (commenting a few times that water is only in the toilet, not for drinking) and they hold the same sort of no-obligation sex as is in Brave New World. This movie parallels the novel and society in so many ways. I think we should watch it in class.
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