Huxley's future London has abolished family, history and pain. Embryos are engineered in Hatcheries and conditioned into five castes, adults take soma to stay cheerful, and the motto is "community, identity, stability." Bernard Marx, short for an Alpha, feels disaffected, and during a trip to a New Mexico reservation he and Lenina Crowne meet John, a man raised among outcasts who knows Shakespeare by heart. His arrival in civilization ends in confrontation with Mustapha Mond.
For readers who want a thoughtful, satirical dystopia. It makes you consider how much freedom people would trade for comfort.
Deep, contemplative and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Deep Diver. Which reader are you?
- ISBN
- 9783596200269
- Language
- DE
