![]() Few ever think that their existence is anything other than ideal and don't think to question the status quo. The population itself is restricted to a maximum of two billion lives, all reared in conditioning centers and engineered to fit into one of five distinct castes - each of which are designed to fulfill a specific role. Through these various measures the government exerts a rigid form of control over the general populous happy consumers in a cold, loveless existence. While people do still work they seem to have lots of free time and are encouraged to make the most of recreational sex, mood altering drugs and games including a magnetic version of golf, an advanced version of swing-ball (known as Centrifugal Bumble-puppy), 4 dimensional pornography and advanced forms of films known as "feelies". It began life as a parody of HG Wells Utopian visions and depicts a profound change in society where the government control the masses through advanced cloning - which completely replaces natural reproduction - psychological & pharmacological manipulation and advanced forms of entertainment. ![]() It's been listed in a number of the more influential "Top 100" lists and is considered a classic of 20th Century literature. The AF stands for "After Ford", meaning the American industrialist Henry Ford who has become something of a messianic figure in Huxley's World. ![]() Brave new world was written over 80 years ago back in 1932 and describes London in the year 2540 - or 632 AF as the year is described in the book.
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