If anyone reading this is still not convinced of the relevance in Brave New World’s social critique you should consider reading Neil Postman’s classic “Amusing Ourselves to Death”, in which Postman builds an entire criticism of modern media (pre socialmedia) with his premise centered around Brave New World. In the text Huxley is right and Orwell wrong. I have a sneaking suspicion that some of the Huxley fans commenting here have probably read it. Postman is pretty standard college reading, too.
I can’t say I’m a big fan of Huxley’s writing style but his critique in Brave New World left a big impact on me after reading it in a high school lit class.
Huxley’s habbit of veering off into drawn out philosophical diatribe always takes me out of the story. He does the same thing in Chrome Yellow. I guess a good story and strong philosophical leanings aren’t always compatible, or maybe I’d rather read Asimov?
If anyone reading this is still not convinced of the relevance in Brave New World’s social critique you should consider reading Neil Postman’s classic “Amusing Ourselves to Death”, in which Postman builds an entire criticism of modern media (pre socialmedia) with his premise centered around Brave New World. In the text Huxley is right and Orwell wrong. I have a sneaking suspicion that some of the Huxley fans commenting here have probably read it. Postman is pretty standard college reading, too.
I can’t say I’m a big fan of Huxley’s writing style but his critique in Brave New World left a big impact on me after reading it in a high school lit class. Huxley’s habbit of veering off into drawn out philosophical diatribe always takes me out of the story. He does the same thing in Chrome Yellow. I guess a good story and strong philosophical leanings aren’t always compatible, or maybe I’d rather read Asimov?