Brave New World Review

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Brave New World is a prophecy of the future written by Aldous Huxly. When first published, Brave New World recieved very harsh criticism, and next to nothing in terms of optimstic and postive reviews. However, this review of the Brave New World will not attempt to show the malicious response to the Brave New World, but rather to give a taste of the genius of Huxley, and how he interpreted the future.

Relating to the time when Huxley wrote Brave New World (1932), critics claimed that Huxley was very unoriginal in style, and in ideas in his Brave New World book, although they could not be more mistaken. Huxley correctly predicted the use of propoganda in television, and radio. Whether or not his actual political prediction of a society based upon happiness will ever come true, still has yet to be proven. In his foreward in Brave New World (added after World War II), Huxley attempted to say that his prediction might even occur in the next century rather than in 500 years.

The basic plot begins with an outcast in society (Bernard) who works at a fertilization factory. In this society, much like that of Orewell in 1984, ignorance is power. Also, people are conditioned into believing whatever "the controller" wants. Also just like in 1984, the past being recalled is seen as a dangerous threat to society. Interestingly enough, the citizens are allowed to read, but only allowed to read things that are worthless works of modern literature.

In the Brave New World Bernard eventually goes to a savage reservation, which is ironically the only civilized society in this futuristic world. In this reservation, he finds John, who he wants to use as an experiement. Basically John is introduced to the erotic and drug based society which is called "civilized". Ultimatley John has to make the choice between which society he wants to be a part of (if any at all).

Brave New World is an apparent struggle of the individual against society, and a rather dismal view of the future (if the world isn't blown up first). Brave New World definitely makes the reader think, and actually use his/her brain. This book is certainly in great combination with 1984, and Moscow 2040. Obviously Aldous Huxley was way ahead of his time when he wrote Brave New World. Well, I should probably stop telling you how great Brave New World is, and let you see for yourself. Pick up a copy of Brave New World as soon as possible, you will not be sorry!

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