Maria's review
Island
by Aldous Huxley
Maria's review
Island by Aldous Huxley
Maria's review
rating:
Huxley writes about a utopian society and points out many of the downfalls of western society. What I liked about this is that he offered alternatives/soltutions to these negatives.
He describes a new way to raise children called mutual adoption that "guarantees children against injustice and the worst consequences of parental ineptitude".
He addresses the western healthcare and describes his vision for the way it should be:
"It’s fifty percent terrific and fifty percent nonexistent. Marvelous antibiotics – but absolutely no methods for increasing resistance, so that antibiotics won’t be necessary. Fantastic operations – but when it comes to teaching people the way of going through life without having to be chopped up, absolutely nothing. And it’s the same all along the line. Alpha Plus for patching you up when you’ve started to fall apart; Delta Minus for keeping you healthy.” […]
“But cure,” said Will, “is so much more dramatic t...more
He describes a new way to raise children called mutual adoption that "guarantees children against injustice and the worst consequences of parental ineptitude".
He addresses the western healthcare and describes his vision for the way it should be:
"It’s fifty percent terrific and fifty percent nonexistent. Marvelous antibiotics – but absolutely no methods for increasing resistance, so that antibiotics won’t be necessary. Fantastic operations – but when it comes to teaching people the way of going through life without having to be chopped up, absolutely nothing. And it’s the same all along the line. Alpha Plus for patching you up when you’ve started to fall apart; Delta Minus for keeping you healthy.” […]
“But cure,” said Will, “is so much more dramatic t...more
