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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.

'''''Brave New World''''' (1932) 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.

However, procreation is strictly controlled by the state via genetic engineering, with all humans classified into one of five castes depending on their intelligence and labor.  The majority of the plot centers around one member of the Alpha caste: Bernard Marx, who (due to an accident) is below-average in his caste, and his association with "John", member of a "Savage Reservation" outside the society (the product of an unplanned pregnancy between a high-ranking official and a woman from the society) and his desire to visit the society.

However, procreation is strictly controlled by the state via genetic engineering, with all humans classified into one of five castes depending on their intelligence and labor.  The majority of the plot centers around one member of the Alpha caste: Bernard Marx, who (due to an accident) is below-average in his caste, and his association with "John", member of a "Savage Reservation" outside the society (the product of an unplanned pregnancy between a high-ranking official and a woman from the society) and his desire to visit the society.

* [[Survivalist fiction]]: [[Dystopia]]

* [[Survivalist fiction]]: [[Dystopia]]

* [[Big government]] [[Welfare state]] leads to [[Nanny state]], leads to [[Police state]]

* [[Big government]] [[Welfare state]] leads to [[Nanny state]], leads to [[Police state]]

* [[Liberal totalitarianism]]

* [[Liberal totalitarianism]]

* [[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]

* [[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]