In his article “Aldous Huxley: Brave New World (1932)”, Leon Krass connects our degrading 20th-century society to the one Huxley creates in Brave New World, claiming that we are “traveling briskly in the same utopian direction” (Krass). With scientific advances in genetics to reproductive technologies, our society is becoming aware of the power biotechnical advances have given us. The 20th-century society recognizes that this power is past traditional medical means of healing diseases and relieving pain. It is because of this, human nature is becoming like that in Brave New World. Krass says the 20th century “lies on the operating table, ready for alteration, enhancement, and wholesale redesign”.
All of this, the rapid change in society and
