Brave New By Aldous Huxley: An Analysis

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50/50 One of the biggest tasks parents take on is how to manage their child’s behavior. Child behavior often differs from one kid to another. Children who are taught, or conditioned one way may have different behavioral characteristics than kids taught other certain ways. In today’s society, child behavior is generally controlled through the amount of parenting provided, and through the exposure of being able to make one’s own decisions. There are pros and cons to both issues, and ethically, poor behavior is normally frowned upon.
With the right parenting skills, children tend to grow an attachment to the parent, or parents, almost effortlessly. A pro to this theory is being able to positively build on a comfortable relationship. Babies feel
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However, a more accurate view on this issue is that extreme conditioning and little to no parenting lacks originality in children, leaving them with a missing piece in life. In the novel, Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, children are given no parental guidance, followed by massive conditioning experiments. In the novel humans are genetically bred. Huxley creates a dystopian future, and generates a society based on a caste system. The test tube children created in this book do not have parents. They grow and learn from different conditioning activities. One conditioning activity performed in the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Center allows the children of this society to be exposed to sex activity. They believe this is a natural process, necessary for growth …show more content…
With having a younger mom, the level of inexperience can negatively affect the child’s progression of growth. The technology in the future will also progress, leaving the children with easier access to the real world. Without stereotyping all young parents, it is typically seen that younger parents are not as aware of potential complications to the child. Older, more experienced, and more stable parents financially tend to create the best environments for children. With this all being said, I do not think it is impossible for a young couple to positively raise a child, but statistically younger parents generally have the most trouble succeeding with this

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