When thinking of progress, most people think of advances in the scientific fields, believing that most discoveries and technologies are beneficial to society. Are these advances as beneficial as most people think? In the novel Brave New World, the author Aldous Huxley, warns readers that scientific advances can be a threat to society. This is particularly evident in the fields of biology, technology and psychology. According to Huxley, 'The theme of Brave New World is …showed first 75 words of 1403 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1403 total…needs, rather than changing the human race to suit science. With the increasing progress in biology, technology and psychology, this may be an impossible feat to overcome. The world may one day be without individuality, emotions or free thought. In Brave New World, the scientific advances show to be a threat to society, where 'One could of course, exist. . .' though, '... One could not-in the fullest sense of the word-live in it.'(Wright 87).