![]() It is revealed that John is the son of Marx’s boss. Living with the people of New Mexico, this woman has spent years raising her son John, someone who was born naturally. Whilst here they discover a woman from the World State who was left behind on a trip years before. When Marx takes a holiday out of the World State, he and his partner visit a ‘Savage Reservation’ in New Mexico. Marx has begun to question the way of society, finding the constant drugging and indoctrination programmes to be crushing free will and people’s ability to live full lives. The story follows Bernard Marx, a psychologist who works in the sleep-learning department. ![]() The citizens of this world are kept content and in line thanks to Soma, a drug that everyone is given to make them calm, peaceful, and accepting of the things around them. ![]() Once they’re born, these artificially produced children undergo indoctrination programmes, and are tested to see which pre-determined classes they will be a part of, and what their role in society will be. The citizens of this new world state are genetically engineered and grown inside large factories. The world has changed a lot in this time, and a new global world state has emerged. Kingfisher) – Book Reviewīrave New World is set in the distant year of 2540, though under a new calendar the year is now 632. Aldous Huxley originally began wanting to create something of a parody of Wells work, and sent letters to friends of his about the book, saying that he ‘got caught up’ in his own ideas, changing this parody novel into a creation that stands by itself as a frightening look at the future. Wells, where a hopeful future was imagined for the human race. ![]() Written in 1931, Brave New World was largely inspired by the utopian science fiction writing of authors such as H.G. ![]() Even if you don’t know a thing about the story, or even who the author is, there’s a good chance that you’ll have heard the name of this icon of science fiction and dystopia, that is celebrating 90 years since its first publication. Brave New World is likely to be one of those book titles that you will recognise. ![]()
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