Social Commentary
- If everyone belonged to everyone
- Monogamy is shocking
- “‘there’s been nobody else except Henry all that time. Has there?’ Lenina blushed scarlet; but her eyes, the tone of her voice remained defiant. ‘No, there hasn’t been anyone else…’” (Huxley 52-53).
Science impact
- Babies in test tubes is one of the biggest event from the book
- “‘At seventy percent of normal oxygen you got dwarfs. At less than seventy eyeless monsters. Who are no use at all,’ concluded Mr. Foster.” (Huxley 28)
- Mass production of smarter or less smart people.
- Fills factories
Setting
- Set in the future
- 632 A.F. (Huxley 51)
- After Ford
- Ford replaces God
Science Fiction
Analysis
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