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'''''Brave New World''''' is a novel by British author [[Aldous Huxley]].  It is generally regarded as [[dystopia]]n [[science fiction]] in which the effects of an overemphasis on mass production and consumerism are seen. In the novel, [[Henry Ford]] is worshipped as a deity, and [[drug]] taking and [[promiscuity|free love]] are encouraged.<ref>[http://www.huxley.net/studyaid/bnwbarron.html#theme Brave New Word: Themes]</ref>  The last shows Huxley's insight that unfree societies tend to use sexual "freedom" to make their subjects forget that they do not enjoy true freedom.  In that regard, ''Brave New World'' is a stronger and more accurate dystopian novel than ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]],'' which assumes the opposite,<ref>[http://www.pensnest.co.uk/A-Level%20Pages/mod5compare.html Comparison of 1984 and Brave New World]</ref> since it is Huxley's insight that more closely matches the practices of real-world tyrannies.
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'''''Brave New World''''' is a novel by British author [[Aldous Huxley]].  It is generally regarded as [[dystopia]]n [[science fiction]] in which the effects of an overemphasis on mass production and consumerism are seen. In the novel, [[Henry Ford]] is worshiped as a deity, and [[drug]] taking and [[promiscuity|free love]] are encouraged.<ref>[http://www.huxley.net/studyaid/bnwbarron.html#theme Brave New Word: Themes]</ref>  The last shows Huxley's insight that unfree societies tend to use sexual "freedom" to make their subjects forget that they do not enjoy true freedom.  In that regard, ''Brave New World'' is a stronger and more accurate [[dystopian]] novel than ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]],'' which assumes the opposite,<ref>[http://www.pensnest.co.uk/A-Level%20Pages/mod5compare.html Comparison of 1984 and Brave New World]</ref> since it is Huxley's insight that more closely matches the practices of real-world tyrannies.
    
In 1999, the Modern Library ranked ''Brave New World'' fifth on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-novels/ Modern Library: 100 Best Novels]</ref>
 
In 1999, the Modern Library ranked ''Brave New World'' fifth on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.<ref>[http://www.modernlibrary.com/top-100/100-best-novels/ Modern Library: 100 Best Novels]</ref>
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* [[Liberal totalitarianism]]
 
* [[Liberal totalitarianism]]
 
* [[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]
 
* [[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]
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