1984
George Orwell · Modern · Dystopian novel
Modern · Dystopian novel
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley. A stable consumer society suppresses freedom through conditioning, drugs, entertainment, and engineered social hierarchy.
- Date
- 1932
- Origin
- England
- Era
- Modern
- Genre
- Dystopian novel
- Difficulty
- Accessible
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A stable consumer society suppresses freedom through conditioning, drugs, entertainment, and engineered social hierarchy.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of modern broader canon. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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