By Aldous Huxley
I did not like this book because it questions
the very foundation of our society. There is no God, morality, or
literature. One of the mottos of the “World State” (the global society)
is that “everyone belongs to everyone else” (monogamy is not tolerated
at all). Huxley brings in characters who question this society and even
try to reform it, but it ultimately ends in a depressing manner. The
character, John, in whom hope of reform had been placed, commits suicide
because he cannot cope with how the “civilized world” operates, making
me very unsatisfied with the ending. However, this book is a warning and
such a depressing ending really emphasizes this warning because it
gives a feeling that if society gets to such an end, it cannot be fixed.
This
book was well-written but very disturbing. It serves as a profound
reminder to not let society be so controlled that you lose all freedom
at the price of happiness. The people of the World State are content to
be controlled, even down to their thoughts and emotions, all so that
their happiness is guaranteed.
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