Brave New World

Dar·win·ism
–noun
the Darwinian theory that species originate by descent, with variation, from parent forms, through the natural selection of those individuals best adapted for the reproductive success of their kind.

I think this book, Brave New World is very interesting in a sense the author, Aldous Huxley opposed his father, Thomas Huxley, in their views of Darwinism. Thomas Huxley was a biologist and a true believer in Darwinism. In the book, it totally goes against the Darwin ways in that people are chosen how they live instead of making they're own way of living and surviving(survival of the fittest). Aldous Huxley writes about how people are literally made from labs and are selected to be either average, stupid, or smart. He also groups them in a specific clan such as Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, or Epsilon. These groups are very secluded toward each other. "Alpha children wear grey. They work much harder than we do, because they're so frightfully clever. I'm really glad I'm a Beta, because I don't work so hard. And we are much better than Gammas and Deltas. Gammas are stupid. They all wear green, and Delta children wear khaki." page 27 These kids are trained in a specific way so they can do what they are made to do. For example, the smart group listens to these facts over and over again until they have them memorized in their heads. These practices remind me of a movie called Merry Christmas. The movie was about World War I and in the very first scenes, they have kids from different countries such as Austria, Germany, Russia, France, and even the USA rehearsing verses about annihilating there opponent or "destroying anything in their path." Personally, i would not want to live in this society because i can't control my own destiny. Even though I have to work harder for it, it is better than just being made into something without knowing.