Brave New World

Guide Note:

Brave New World is a futuristic novel by Aldous Huxley about a totalitarian state practicing mind control and biological engineering. Although now considered to be a classic, it received universal negative criticism upon release.

Fast Facts:

  1. Publication: 1932
  2. Genre: Dystopian Literature
  3. It is a parody on H.G. Wells' Men Like Gods
  4. The ironic title comes from a speech in William Shakespeare's The Tempest
  5. Number 5 on the Modern Library List of Best 20th-Century Novels
  6. Setting: London, England; 2540 AD

Plot Synopsis

Brave New World takes place in a state-run utopia where drugs are not only legal, they are encouraged, as is sex for pleasure - not reproduction. The totalitarian government controls all areas of society and provides entertainment and happiness in order to control it's subjects, rather than tyranny or forced compliance. The novel challenges our view of what the future holds and poses the stark question of whether or not we would exchange freedom for happiness.

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