Brave New World Summary of Key Points
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a dystopian novel set in a futuristic World State, where citizens are scientifically engineered into a rigid social order. The state, guided by an ideology of consumption, pleasure and stability, controls every aspect of people’s lives. However, this apparent utopia is juxtaposed with the life of the Savage, who represents the struggle for personal freedom and meaning outside of societal norms.