Huxley's ideas make us cringe, how could potential mothers never conceive and be happy, and how could the society's children live without mothers and be content. Yet the span of time that we leave our offspring is increasing. Day care, school, baby-sitters, and nannies all take away from the time the child would normally be with the parents, while the parents are busy working so they can support all the extra care their child now requires. Are the labs in Brave New World which teach their children everything they will need to know the next step in our civilization? It seems that Aldous Huxley has predicted our future family orientation. When eating dinner together will be a filthy idea and "Erotic Play"{Brave 29} is the accepted medium of family life.Thoughts and ideas regarding sex before marriage have changed considerably since Huxley first wrote Brave New World. These sexual explorations were ridiculed and dismissed, where now more than 60 years later people take a step back to note similarities in sexual encounters. Although many young adults find sexual activity with many partners an interesting idea,{Dixon} many also believe there future husband or wife will have had few previous partners. Why does this double standard exist? Human nature relegates that when we find love it will be ours, monogamy is the underlying tone amongst 99% of marriages in America. Lenina and Richards Marx's world is fueled by happiness, and keeping oneself satisfied attains this happiness{Dixon}. An important factor in all this is an abundance of sexual activity, why deprive oneself when it makes you miserable. One of the most important discoveries of the twentieth century occurred not long ago. The distinction of taking this particular drug meant you were not only cured but now everyone knew you had erectile disfunction. Viagra, said to save failing marriages, better the sexual chemistry between two people, and make a man feel like a man. ...
