Brave New World is a dystopian science fiction novel by Aldous Huxley. It is set in a futuristic World State, whose citizens are environmentally engineered into an intelligence-based social hierarchy and controlled via social conditioning and mindless pleasures. Everyone seems happy with this arrangement - everyone, that is, apart from our main character.
Written in the 1930s, Brave New World anticipated real social and scientific advances, and its themes remain relevant today. This book provides us with a great starting point for discussions around issues such as materialism, sustainability, individuality and innovation.
Individuality, Social Conditioning and the Role of Clothing
In Brave New World, society has been designed from the top down to erase individuality. How influential can clothing be in this respect?
Physical Beauty and Perfect Bodies
How close to the novel’s ideas of beauty and perfection are we now?
Consumer Society
The characters have everything available to them all the time. Think about the implications of always being materially satisfied while you’re reading.
The Value of Art
The novel depicts a supposedly perfect society based on science where art is seen as an inconvenience. What value do you place on art and how practical is it in everyday life?
Predicting the Future
Brave New World was in many ways, a prediction. How far do you think it has come true?
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