This story by Aldous Huxley is quite disturbing in a way. It plays with the topic of Marxism, cloning, and science involvement. The tone of the story started out very dry and frightening in a way. It continued throughout the story due to the Director's attitude. It was not as much realistic because we all hope science does not go this far. However, Mr. Huxley kind of takes on a flight of imagination and intertwines it with possible scares of science inventions.
             Science's place in society has grown substantially in the past decades. The topic of human cloning has become more accepted and a possibility. However, many believe that the control over nature lies solely in the hands of scientists. It is revealed in this way throughout this story. The experimenters and scientists in this story are running new lines of generations. They reveal such control on page 10. It states that each new embryo in a solution was labeled with its details such as name and identity. The Director gives the impression that differing sexes can be made with doses of sex-hormones. On page 13 Mr. Foster states, "out of the realm of mere slavish imitation of nature into the much more interesting world of human invention." Mr. Foster and the Director are in complete, utter control. They are quick to yell at the students and easy to congratulate themselves on the mastery on making new discoveries with the embryos. The author offers this message over and over again through the characters in the story. It makes us wonder if the control is out of God's hands now with the world of science and technology.
             In addition to science, the topic of conditioning was seen many times throughout the story. The main example was on page 20 and 21. It speaks of the nurseries in which little kids are given books and flowers followed by shocks and loud noises. In the end the children are terrified of those things that should bring them joy.
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