In Brave New World, sex is a unifying activity, separate from love. Promiscuity is normal. In the “World State,” “everyone belongs to everyone else” (Huxley 40). In other words, exclusive partnerships are abolished. As a result, sex has become a meaningless act and everyone has sex with everyone else. An example of this is when Lenina is on an elevator with the men from the Alpha locker room. As Huxley describes, “…Lenina's entrance was greeted with many friendly nods and smiles. She was a popular girl and had spent a night with almost all of them at one time or another” (Huxley 56). Even at a young age, children are involved in sexual activity. In Brave New World, in the incubation and conditioning center, children play erotic games. While sexual promiscuity today is not as extreme as that seen in Brave New World, sexual activity is becoming more common among teenagers and is often separated from love. The advertisements have sexual overtones and children are exposed to sexual images at a young age. Furthermore, in our society today, many people have "one night stands", proving that sex today can sometimes be separated from
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