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Aldous Huxley makes love, not war
2 décembre 2011

Brave new world

Brave new world

Brave new world is the fifth novel written by Huxley in 1931 and published in 1932. It’s an anticipation novel about a future society, set in the future : a story in which the industrial revolution transformed the world. One of the main characters, Bernard, likes a girl named Lenina, but she is already with a man named Henry. Even if she is in a relationship, she accepts a Rendezvous with Bernard, goes out with him and the date finishes with sex. The society described is organized for the pleasure of the people; they often have sex  with different people. Later in the story, John, who is the hero of the novel, falls in love with Lenina. Except for Lenina and John, there’s no real love in the story, they just have sex for the pleasure. Moreover in this society, having a child is a sin as adultery in our society. There’s no love feelings.

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