Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World – Essential Science Fiction for Young Readers
“Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a classic science fiction work that continues to be a significant warning to our society today. The advanced vocabulary and complex themes lend themselves to class discussion and further research. There is sure to be demand for this classic in schools and public libraries.”
Pat Griffith, Schlow Memorial Library, State College, PA
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Although Brave New World could be taken as the alternate path the future could take from George Orwell’s 1984, the two books now seem to have converged into a mutually prescient set. Where 1984 introduced the idea of Newspeak, Brave New World introduced “Soma” which can be taken as the hypnotic effect of new media to the more literal prevalence of better living through chemistry via such mood tailoring drugs as Prozac. Regardless of how it is interpreted, Brave New World is essential science fiction for introducing young readers to critical thinking and social awareness.
- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics (October 17, 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0060850523
- ISBN-13: 978-0060850524
