![]() ![]() When Bernard and Lenina bring the two back to London, John serves as the mouthpiece for the conflicts between the Reservation, which still abides by traditional values, and the technocracy of the World State. On the Reservation, they meet Linda, a former citizen of the World State who had stayed behind, and her son John, born through a “viviparous” procreation, a scandal in the World State. He is accompanied by Lenina Crowne, an attractive foetus technician. ![]() Eleven-year-old Corinne must call on her courage and an ancient magic to stop. ![]() Bernard Marx, a petty and depressive psychiatrist who works for the Hatchery, is sent on a mission to the New Mexico Reservation, where “savages” live. These lists include timeless classics, soon-to-be classics, funny books. It is a society that rests on consumerism and collectivism and has a rigid caste system. (Fun fact: this sapphic classic was publicly burned in Kansas City). ![]() 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. All these books have moments in the text where it is shown a character is WLW. As a young teen, I was unimpressed with the young adult literature available to me and decided to read. Fun Fact: Kurt Vonnegut admitted to ripping off the plot of Brave New World for Player Piano (1952), claiming that Brave New World’s plot “had been cheerfully ripped off from Yevgeny Zamyatin's 'We.'"īrave New World follows a few characters as they live their lives in the seemingly utopian World State metropolis of London. (shelved 8 times as adult-classic) avg rating 4.27 5,426,868 ratings published 1960. As a child, I had a set of illustrated classics I adored.Notable Adaptations: Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Brave New World for SyFy.Main Characters: Bernard Marx, Lenina Crowne, John, Linda, DHC, Mustapha Mond.Themes: Utopia/dystopia technocracy individual vs. ![]()
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