The article made me realize what Brave New World is about. I have not read the book, but I understand from the article that it had a big affect on the people who have read it. It seems some people are disgusted by the book. Just by reading the article I am glad that I have not read the book. I do not think that I would have enjoyed it.
I believe that Atwood makes a good point about what the world is turning into. She points out that the book talks a lot about sex being a pastime or hobby. She includes how contraceptives have taken over the world. No one actually wants to have children. She states how the book is based around that. Atwood states, “The others practice “Malthusian drill” – a form of birth control – and take “pregnancy surrogate” hormone treatments if they feel broody, and sport sweet little faux-leather fashionista cartridge belts crammed with contraceptives” (Atwood). By stating this, Huxley shows her opinion that it is too easy to fix accidental pregnancy. The book makes it clear how easy it is to have sex for recreational purposes instead of to get pregnant, and if one accidentally becomes pregnant then she can just fix the problem by getting rid of the baby. This is exactly what the world is like these days. There is so much that one can do to prevent pregnancy, and if that does not work there is abortion. Atwood states, “If they slip up on their Malthusian drill, there’s always the lovely-pink Abortion Centre” (Atwood). The facts pointed out by this book may be shocking, and her opinion may not be pleasant. However, that is what the world is coming to.
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