Brave New World by Aldous Huxley | Book Club

Suggested by: Derek R.
ISBN: 9780099477464 (Originally listed edition, & Edition Eugene is using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•What inspired the world and culture of the book?
•What are Savage Reservations?
•What is eugenics?
•How are people born?
•What are the hierarchies of people?
•How do people find happiness?
•How is people’s behavior conditioned?
•What was the problem with primroses and landscapes?
•How do people in the eugenics society view traditional people, how do they view the social roles of parents?
•Were pre-moderns allowed to be stable?
•What is soma?
•How are people with even slightly deviant thoughts treated by the society?
•How are emotions handled?
•What is the price that needs to be paid for social stability?
•What happened to the belief in God?
•Who is the Director?
•Who is Bernard Marx?
•Who is Lenina?
•What happened to the Director during the visit to the Savage Reservation?
•Who is John?
•Who is Linda?
•Why was Bernard allowed to take savages out of the reservation?
•What happened when the Director tried to fire Bernard?
•How is John treated by the eugenicists?
•What happened to the experiment on Cyprus?
•What was the choice presented to Bernard and the Director? What choice was made?
•How did John treat the journalists? How did the journalists react?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.