Brave New World

Aldous Leonard Huxley (1894-1963)was born into a family whom society recognized to be intellectuals. Scientistists, critics, educators, and lecturers were a part of his heritage. Throughout his lifetime, his depiction of a scientifically-controlled world led him to write many books.


Satire, noun
- the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.

Facism, noun
-a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.

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The Great Depression led the whole world into economic turmoil. Over 40% of banks that existed in 1929 were crashed, taking $2 billion from citizens' accounts. Stocks lost 80% of their value, and international trade went down 66%.

My prediction of the book starts with the idea of science. Huxley will show us the world from a scientific point of view, and allow readers to understand how problems can be solved with the use of knowledge and expanding ideas. The idea of a Facism government in Germany will result in a sarcastic tone from Huxley.

"I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself." --Aldous Huxley