A
novel painting
a dark picture of the future, in which all people are
grown in jars,
manipulated physically and chemically
in vitrio (i can't exactly say "
in vivo" here) to adjust
intelligence and
tolerance to
extreme environments, and through
classical conditioning and
hypnopaedia after
decantation to implant the government-designed
morality. Everyone is made to be happy with their
lot in life and
consumer culture, and all are given the
drug soma to be self-administered whenever
unpleasant reality intrudes. But without the
freedom to be unhappy or
have any choice in life, do they really live?
The protagonists attempt to challenge this order, which brings out the whole point of the book. Read it, it's good
Although 1984 is more popular, Brave New World seems to be closer to our actual future...