Project Human

          Hatchery: Facility where eggs are hatched under artificial conditions, especially those of fish or poultry.

          In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World we are introduced to the works of a society that, through experimentation, has been able to develop a scientific process which allows for the creation of life without the act of sex. Even without the need of a surrogate mother. The positive aspects of said development are fairly interesting as the family structure is broken apart and the apparent main focus given to the people is that to live in community to achieve stability. If society is seen through the eyes of a single unit which machines everyone together how is the individual present in this world?

          The answer up to this point in the novel is very simple. There is no individual because each member of society is predestined to fulfill a specific role to which they will not only conform, but ultimately enjoy, greasing up once again this idea of society as a whole. When the world teaches you seclusion is wrong, or as a matter of fact even alone time is negative, you are bound to seek company at all times. Your happiness and comfort will only be there surrounded by others, giving your effort to that of the greater good without even hesitating.
          Wouldn't it be great to have a society living in such harmony? The issue with that is that as humans we simply can't all be the same. Even through the "bokanovsky process" there are bound to be differences which altogether form the individual and break away from societies uniformity. I'm eager to see how the novel develops this idea and how tensions build up between this important issue of individuality.