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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