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In other words, that the government is good and that things such as upward mobility are about as mythical as Santa Claus. Namely, through hypnopaedia (discovered accidentally when a Polish boy named Reuben Rabinovitch learned an entire radio broadcast in English when a radio receiver was left on during his sleep), people are conditioned from birth to believe what the government wants them to believe. The conditioning – the hypnopaedia, or sleep-learning – is the shadier element. Since the novel is one of the most famous in the dystopian genre, you can already guess that they are not hatching chickens there.Īnd straight from the start, the Director of the factory explains what it is exactly that they are doing.Īnd we learn that the hatching of the human embryos is the more innocuous aspect of it. The narrative of the “Brave New World” opens at a World State factory called the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre in AF 632 (AD 2540). He died in 1963, as one of the preeminent thinkers of our time.

In addition to novels, he also wrote nonfiction works such as the controversial “The Doors of Perception” (where he described his experiences with psychedelic drugs), travelogues, film stories, satires and Hollywood screenplays. Aldous Huxley BiographyĪldous Huxley was an English novelist, essayist, and philosopher, one of the most important writers of the 20 th century.Īfter graduating with first-class honors from Oxford’s Baliol College, Huxley went on a career which brought him both fame in the alt-culture circles and no less than seven Nobel Prize in Literature nominations. “Brave New World” is widely considered one of the best dystopian novels ever written, which, in other words, means that if you’re into SF and futurism, this is one of the first books you should read.īut, in a much more important way, “ Brave New World” is a book about everybody wanting to find out what may happen in the very near future if we’re not careful in our present. Who Should Read “Brave New World”? And Why? There's also her potential new role in charge, maybe alongside Mustafa.Want to visit London about half a millennium from today?īefore you say anything, we really think that you should read Aldous Huxley’s “ Brave New World.” Season two could explore Lenina and John's relationship, could they get things back on track? Alden Ehrenreich revealed there was a version of the ending where they did end up together. I saw David the other night (showrunner) and he's literally told no one." Harry Lloyd (Bernard) told ET: "You assumed some kind of Indra, but no one knows.

But why would the savages' current leader Sheila immediately recognise it? It could also be Soma, or the recipe for the drugs, as it's suggested they're needed to set up a society with Indra.

BUT WHAT'S IN THE BOX? Well, Indra, we assume. It seems likely the savages will harness Indra with Bernard as their leader.

Brave New World ending explained - what's in the box? However, it definitely opens up territory for a season two, though such a thing has yet to be confirmed. Indra was a new element added to the plot especially for the remake, and ironically that story is probably one of the show's weakest points, as it's unnecessarily convoluted. We then cut to Lenina, far away, surveying a green and modern landscape – which doesn't look like New London – she looks outwards before smiling. However, it's soon revealed he's not actually with her, as he's using a 'Sprite', a piece of technology projecting Lenina, and he's living alone in a run-down city, perhaps beneath New London. Mustafa warns Indra is still out there, like a lost and angry hurt child, and warns she could do bad things.įinally, we see John living a seemingly idyllic life with Lenina, similar to the one he described when they first got together. Lenina Crowne is seen speaking with Mustafa, presumably being offered the role as the new Director of Stability, or something similar, as she asks "Why me?" and Mustafa tells her because she's "different".