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Read this in high school and -- 10 years later -- taught it to college freshman. A great book about ethics and enlightenment and power in society. It's dark, but illuminating.
If it is possible to give up on an AS reading list it was this compilation of weirdness including 'The book of Dave'.
Somewhat more useful than Readings on Brave New World from Greenhaven Press.
There were some interesting thoughts, but unfortunately most of the essays in this volume lacked depth. I guess the limited space (page count) didn't help.
I read this in high school, 1992 I believe, and I really, really liked it. I couldn't tell anyone, though, because it was high school and all the cool kids were mad that Mr. Whittaker was making us read it. "Ugh, it's soooo, like, loooong" they said. "this is sooo gay! Like, gag me" they said. "Soma, sooooma, it's like, that's all this book is about. How booooooring" they cried. "I totally agree!" I said while silently hating them.Has anyone ever told you "the world needs ditch-diggers too?" My
Aldous Huxley’s dystopian science fiction novel really makes you appreciate the society we live in today. In the World State, there is no family, marriage, history, or books. The government was able to create this type of society due to major technological advancements, giving them the power to condition and control their people however they want. Brave New World is also terrifying in how it mirrors the real world. The society in the novel was created as a means of fixing political and social ch...
must read.
