I actually finished reading Brave New World by Aldous Huxley a few weeks ago. I read this book sophomore year and after the first few chapters I found myself reading ahead because I had forgotten what happened at the end, and it was bugging me. Before I knew it I had finished the book so I ended up doing my last literature analysis on it. The ending surprised me once again! I had forgotten that Bernard, John, and Helmholtz all got sent away, and that John committed suicide.
My overall thoughts on this book was that it is a very interesting, well written book. Huxley did a really good job at predicting what the future would be like as a lot of things that he predicted are occurring today. Here is a link to an article I found a while ago that I also mentioned in a previous post, that explains some of these occurring predictions. All of this left me feeling a little bit fearful about our society quickly evolving into one where nobody has control over their own lives. I began thinking about how it is possible today for parents to pick out their babies hair color, eye color, height, and even personalities. Though it is very uncommon among parents because of the outrageous prices today, I predict that, unfortunately, in the future a lot more people will be using this process.
This week during class while we had a substitute, I talked about the book with Caroline. We were both in the same English class sophomore year when we read the book together. Our old teacher used a variety of different techniques to help us understand the book and Caroline and I ended up reviewing everything he said. In conclusion, I am feeling very good about the book and will be ready for any quizzes or tests.
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