A review by sondershelf
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

reflective tense

4.0

"What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one.” - Dr. Neil Postman, Amusing Ourselves to Death.

It's not a surprise that Aldous Huxley was a former teacher of George Orwell, seeing the texts of these two authors are complimentary in critiquing the modern world in what it is and what it could be. Though 1984, presented a world that was constantly watched similar to our screens, it still provided a space for agency. A chance to turn away from these forces. Brave New World on the other hand, showcases a world that doesn't even allow such agency to take place in the first place. Conditioning what's within us to love the system towards efficiency. In turn we do not just end up loving a "big brother" we end up loving the entire landscape of the fascist. And it makes me afraid to see that its growing braver everyday to reality.