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Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley

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Luis Martinez said: " Brave New world was a compelling book that certainly caused me to ponder on the world of tomorrow. It was a great book which had me feeling sucked in at every chapter. The setting of a futuristic world filled with only people bred from tubes, made th Brave New world was a compelling book that certainly caused me to ponder on the world of tomorrow. It was a great book which had me feeling sucked in at every chapter. The setting of a futuristic world filled with only people bred from tubes, made the book seem that it was meant for an older audience as there are parts which are graphic. The book revolves around the future world where people are all made from tubes and they are all born with a specific design to them. To elaborate, each person is put into a different caste (Social class) where their knowledge and looks are determined from there. In order of best caste to worst it goes Alphas, Betas, Deltas, Gammas, and Epsilons. Alphas are the high class knowledgeable people who are completely gorgeous, while the Epsilons are the lowest of the world and are mainly stupid and hideous; mainly made for slavery purposes. There is also a place in the world where people who do not believe in test tubing live. The people who live there choose to give birth to their children as well as give them the knowledge handed down from the generations.

The story line follows a character who is some what of a failed Alpha and is just trying to fit into the world, but has a hard time because of his somewhat altered appearance. Being pushed into a place of an outcast, the character then proceeds to the village of anti-society where he then meets one of the natives there. The outsider is intrigues by the knowledge of this man and the outsider then proceeds to bring the "savage", as the outsider calls him, back to with him to the city he was pushed from. Within a short amount of time chaos occurs. Because the man brought a savage with him, people would also be intrigues by the phenomenon yet they did not know how the savage was feeling. Within this New World, the savage had no place and no idea of what he was to do their and he unleashes chaos as he does not fit in.

A theme that can be displayed is religion. While some religions do believe in God, the book is flipping the whole concept of making life through a man and woman. Each person is made, not born. Each new life is created to look and know what the scientists put into them. This goes against the beliefs of most religions.

In conclusion, I believe that this is an amazing read leading up to my 4.5 star rating. I feel that this book will lead you to think about the world today and connect it to similarities of today. ...more "

Oct 28, 2012 08:12PM · see review