Rebellion against the established order is impossible because someone is always watching. Unfortunately, while I can admit that the themes of Brave New World are thought-provoking and extremely relevant to today’s society (at least American society, with which I am most familiar personally), I still found the narrative itself flat.ġ984 still scares me because I find the portrayal of the surveillance in the novel terrifying. I hoped that this reread of Huxley’s classic dystopian novel would give me a fresh perspective on it, since I’m older and have some more literature studies under my belt. I first read Brave New World in high school, in conjunction with George Orwell’s 1984, at which time I concluded 1984 was much more horrifying and Brave New World was a bore. Minor spoilers about the message of the book. Huxley’s ingenious fantasy of the future sheds a blazing light on the present and is considered to be his most enduring masterpiece. A visit to one of the few remaining Savage Reservations, where the old, imperfect life still continues, may be the cure for his distress… Bernard Marx seems alone harbouring an ill-defined longing to break free.
Through clever use of genetic engineering, brainwashing and recreational sex and drugs, all its members are happy consumers. Far in the future, the World Controllers have created the ideal society.