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Book Review By Amber Wilson
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

This book discusses a world controlled from birth to death by the government. In it, there are two main characters. John the Savage was the main and Bernard was the 2nd. John is from a foriegn land... Bernard goes to visit him there and brings him back to the "New World" where he must cope with people who are trained their entire lives to live a certian way.. and never think differently, UNTIL NOW.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - depressing/sad
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Repressive society story Yes
Repressive because:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30 %

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Really unusual traits?

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric: Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Earth setting: - medium future 22-24th century -
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - an average amount of scientific explanation
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - impregnation/reproduction
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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