BRAVE NEW WORLD
by ALDOUS HUXLEY
Brave
New World is a classic - it is a dystonia novel similar in theme to
George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. I was recommended to read this
book, by my cousin, as I enjoy dystonia novels. Brave New World revolves
around the idea of totalitarianism and is set in a futuristic world
where a combination of science and pleasure form a rather feudalistic
society. This idea of totalitarianism is achieved through test tube
babies, and hypnotism, resulting in a pre-ordained caste system
consisting of intelligent humans suited to the highest positions and
conversely, serf-like beings genetically programmed to carry out menial
works. In this world of Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas and the
unfortunate Epsilons, exists drug-induced happiness, caused by what is
known as soma. Here, "everyone belongs to everyone else" emphasising the
system of forced promiscuity, brainwashed into the people from the
moment of birth.
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