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Re: It's been in my to read pile for a while now Kaldric Send a noteboard - 31/08/2009 05:42:54 PM
Anyway it sounds interesting and I think I might just bump it up the list to the next thing I read.

How do you feel it compares to 1984?, which a number of people I know have associated it with.

1984 and Brave New World address similar themes, but approach them differently. For example, where 1984 uses brainwashing as kind of a last resort for dissenting people, Brave New World uses it from birth to ensure minimal dissent, and instead of trying to reinforce the brainwashing when there is a dissenter, as in 1984, they are simply sent off to an island. It is mentioned in Brave New World that the most interesting people are on islands because they are populated by those who show individuality. Another example is how sexuality is shown. In 1984 sex is for reproduction only, and promiscuity rare in the educated populations. In Brave New World sexual promiscuity is encouraged and expected, and contraceptives are required.

1984 and Brave New World provide a lot of good points for a compare/contrast paper, if I were still in school.
Kaldric

P.S. The "NSSP" is implied.

Of course, [Quixote] carried it a bit too far. He thought that every windmill was a giant. That's insane. But, thinking that they might be...
--Justin Playfair, They Might Be Giants
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Brave New World Kaldric - 31/08/2009 02:48:19 PM 5116 Views
I love it. Camilla - 31/08/2009 03:12:09 PM 1533 Views
Re: I love it. Kaldric - 31/08/2009 03:16:01 PM 1530 Views
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It's been in my to read pile for a while now Mark - 31/08/2009 04:03:15 PM 1506 Views
Re: It's been in my to read pile for a while now Kaldric - 31/08/2009 05:42:54 PM 1588 Views
Re: It's been in my to read pile for a while now LittleGiffen - 31/08/2009 05:58:21 PM 1437 Views
Brave New World is a much better book then 1984 random thoughts - 01/09/2009 05:56:53 PM 1365 Views
Read it in high school English class LittleGiffen - 31/08/2009 04:48:27 PM 1445 Views
Re: Read it in high school English class Kaldric - 31/08/2009 05:43:39 PM 1436 Views
I remember liking it years ago. PhotoJim - 31/08/2009 05:19:31 PM 1567 Views
Re: I remember liking it years ago. Kaldric - 31/08/2009 05:46:28 PM 1495 Views
That book is downright scary Linda - 31/08/2009 10:06:25 PM 1420 Views
I liked it, but I prefer Nineteen Eighty-Four. Ghavrel - 01/09/2009 01:02:57 AM 1578 Views
The book made me uncomfortable, but in good ways. Zalis - 01/09/2009 05:16:31 PM 1432 Views
Need to read it again. I has been a very long time since I've read it. *NM* Jacob - 01/09/2009 05:38:12 PM 922 Views
One of my favourite books ever.. makes you think.. a lot! *NM* Lady Isa Avanderidhril - 02/09/2009 09:03:34 AM 1038 Views
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