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11-15-2001, 09:26 PM

anyone ever read the book A BRAVE NEW WORLD? its a really trippy book that made me think about life and where humanity may or may not be heading. opinions on this book? anyone understand the underlying meaning of the book?

LittleC · 11-15-2001, 09:47 PM

I read Brave New World last year...man it was pretty interesting. Aldous Huxley was one intuitive guy. The so called "savage" seemed to be the only cleared minded character...most everyone else was a slave to "soma." John was rejected by the brave new world so he was forced to kill himself. When John the "savage" dies, it represents the isolation and death of an artist in a world that doesn't value him. Even though John was put b/t two worlds, he was worse off in the Brave New world because he tried to impose his ideas in that world. He ended up being a freak in both worlds. The purpose of Brave New World is to act as a warning for the future, but many people have ignored this warning. I supose if we're not careful we too could be headed for a brave new world.

p.s. Just an interesting fact, the band the Doors got their name from one of Aldous Huxley's essays entitled "The Doors of Perception"-it's about exploring the unopened doors of the mind.

p.s.s. - Another good book with a similar but different concept is George Orwell's 1984...it's pretty good.

11-15-2001, 09:57 PM

Be sure when you read these you realize they are examples of Negative Utopias...d onot despair, they have been great roadmarkers to help us not make *All* the mistakes these writers have foreseen...

PM me if you want to talk...

~ and have a cookie

potheadreturns2 · 11-16-2001, 01:45 AM

Should this be in books?

11-16-2001, 05:01 PM

great book

Daniel · 11-17-2001, 05:22 AM

Moved to books....

Daniel

DoritosMan · 11-17-2001, 10:45 PM

i like that part right on the begging that he tells how babies are made, and how some are made for a specific job. Its like their whole lives are already written and they cant do squat about it.

*65,000 reptions makes a truth*
*Promiscuity is a citenz duty* <---- me like this one!
i forgot the others about how you should throw stuff away and buy new stuff and dont try to repair the broken things

11-15-2001, 09:26 PM	#1
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11-16-2001, 01:45 AM	#4
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11-17-2001, 05:22 AM	#6
Daniel Seasoned Activist Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 861 Grams: 2161.65 [Check] Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 1 Post Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	Moved... Moved to books.... Daniel

11-17-2001, 10:45 PM	#7
DoritosMan Seasoned Activist Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 2,414 Grams: 2531.05 [Check] Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	i really liked it i like that part right on the begging that he tells how babies are made, and how some are made for a specific job. Its like their whole lives are already written and they cant do squat about it. 65,000 reptions makes a truth Promiscuity is a citenz duty <---- me like this one! i forgot the others about how you should throw stuff away and buy new stuff and dont try to repair the broken things __________________ another tasteless and odorless latin american I pity the fool that dont use the search engine!

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11-15-2001, 09:47 PM	#2
LittleC Jr. Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 359 Grams: 475.449999999999 [Check] Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	I read Brave New World last year...man it was pretty interesting. Aldous Huxley was one intuitive guy. The so called "savage" seemed to be the only cleared minded character...most everyone else was a slave to "soma." John was rejected by the brave new world so he was forced to kill himself. When John the "savage" dies, it represents the isolation and death of an artist in a world that doesn't value him. Even though John was put b/t two worlds, he was worse off in the Brave New world because he tried to impose his ideas in that world. He ended up being a freak in both worlds. The purpose of Brave New World is to act as a warning for the future, but many people have ignored this warning. I supose if we're not careful we too could be headed for a brave new world. p.s. Just an interesting fact, the band the Doors got their name from one of Aldous Huxley's essays entitled "The Doors of Perception"-it's about exploring the unopened doors of the mind. p.s.s. - Another good book with a similar but different concept is George Orwell's 1984...it's pretty good.

11-15-2001, 09:57 PM	#3
Mamabudz Posts: n/a Grams: [Check] Stock Portfolio Total Value: Gain/Loss: %	Be sure when you read these you realize they are examples of Negative Utopias...d onot despair, they have been great roadmarkers to help us not make All the mistakes these writers have foreseen... PM me if you want to talk... ~ and have a cookie

11-16-2001, 05:01 PM	#5
Spuds Posts: n/a Grams: [Check] Stock Portfolio Total Value: Gain/Loss: %	great book

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