Ana Pedro

Overall, Brave New World was an interesting read. My only regret is reading it after 1984, which set my expectations very high. I especially appreciated the inclusion of Aldous Huxley’s letter to George Orwell, where he acknowledges that society may be heading more toward Orwell's vision of a dystopia than his own.

The story truly captured my attention with the introduction of the "savages". Before that point, I kept expecting for more from the writing. As Huxley himself says in the preface, “Good is better than perfection,” and I respect that he recognized the flaws in his work yet chose to keep it in its original form.

A world where everything is artificial and focused only on profit and comfort doesn’t stay far from home. It’s worrying that a novel written in 1931 still has discussions that resonate today. The comfort zone that Huxley’s world promotes opposes completly the creativity and critical thinking that are inherent from humans.

In our own dystopian reality, we could associate this comfort zone to our constant consumption of content and entertainment. When John demands his right to be unhappy, it serves as a reminder that we should also reclaim our right to be bored and let our brains rest.