Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Brave New World


Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. New York: Harper & Row, 1989.



Annotation: In the brave new world people are controlled through the World State in an attempt to keep them content.

Book Talk:
People often say that you’ll find your lives path. Well in the World State people’s paths get determined from the time they are embryos. Your life depends on what caste the World State chooses to put your embryo in, forget choosing a career you were bred to fit into a certain type of work by making each caste slightly less intelligent. After traveling to the Savage Reservation Lenina and Bernard bring back John who doesn’t understand this world without emotions or relationships. Life is easier when someone else controls it and taking a dose of soma makes it possible to not feel. Would you pop a soma pill to avoid feeling or throw out the Soma and rebel? Find out what happens in this Brave New World.

Awards:
American Academy of Arts and Letters Award of Merit, 1959
ALA Notable Books

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