This volume is part of a new series of novels, plays and stories at GCSE/Key Stage 4 level, designed to meet the needs of the National Curriculum syllabus. Each text includes an introduction, pre-reading activities, notes and coursework activities. Also provided is a section on the process of writing, often compiled by the author. Into the neatly programmed "Brave New World" of test-tube babies and drug-controlled happiness, misfit Bernard Marx brings the innocent Savage. Huxley's vision of the future is also a chilling comment on the present.
Initial Thoughts: I read this in high school and hated it and was hoping I would have a fresh perspective re-reading it now. I still think it's flat and boring. I understand that part of the point is that the life in the supposed utopia is flat, but that didn't stop me from yawning. There are some interesting themes here, since the things that the society here values are certain things our society is pushing for us to value, but overall I just can't find the narrative or the characters compelling.
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