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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) was born to an English family. He was a brilliant socialsatirist. He wrote books about architecture, science, music, philosophy, history, and religion. This is a book of genetics in the future about 2535 A.D.. It takes place in a utopian society where people are mass-produced, then conditioned to do predetermined work. There are no families or marriages. The theme is freedom and how people want it, they want poetry, danger, good and bad things. They want what is theirs. The book is written in a technological way. In A.F. 632, there is a World Society. A.F. 632 stands for six hundred thirty-two years "after Ford" released the T-Model automobile. It is around 2535 A.D.. Ford is like a God. His book "My Life and Work" is turned into the "new" bible. People are born in batches of 96. One egg gives live to 96 identical children through the Bodanovsky process. When babies are born, they are classified in a caste system made up of Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons. Everyone consumes grams of soma, to fight depression. The cinema is replaced with a form of entertainment called "Feelie," a movie that stimulates the sense of sight, hearing, and touch. "Communi
catch typhoid; the right to be tortured by unspeakable pain of every kind." There was a long silence. is about to exile him for his "uncivilized" behavior when he and Lenina return to civilization. "..He [Bernard] has proved marriage. They would just work and be happy. But that's just what makes us unique. We can't just take a drug that John is kept back for tests. John runs away to an old lighthouse and purifies himself and practices religion. Civilians want a perfect world. But you can't have both. makes us happy to keep us inline. But freedom cost John his life. They thought that people would be happy if they didn't have problems. People didn't have to worry about their future or John whipping himself, the public want to see him hurt himself. They get so caught up in the moment, that they start reservation. He argued long and hard with Mustapha Mond and the Controller. This book's theme is freedom. In a world that has no individuality, we would think we want it, but in that world they are himself an enemy of society, a subverter, ... of all order and stability, a conspirator against civilization itself." Bernard how much they use it. The characters say phrases like "Ford, I'm late!", and "Thank Ford". They even sing "Ford" in
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Approximate Word count = 949
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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