Brave New World

Summary

«Brave New World» is a dystopian novel written by English author Aldous Huxley in 1932. The book depicts a future society where well-being and stability are achieved through birth control, genetic engineering, controlled upbringing from childhood, and the widespread use of a calming and antidepressant drug called «soma». Society is divided into castes, each member of which is content with their role and does not desire change. The main character of the novel, Bernard Marx, feels alienated due to his dissatisfaction with his position in society and ventures into a wild reservation where people live by old principles, without the scientific and technological progress and social structure of the new world. Returning with one of the «savages» to the «civilized world» sparks conflicts and reflections on the essence of happiness, freedom, and individualism.