1. Brave New World Aldous Huxley
Ashiq Ahmed

2. Reason for Choice Sci-Fi genre Read it before
Can fit a wide variety of topics
Easy and interesting read

3. Summary
Brave New World presents a dystopian future where everyone is perpetually happy. While that does not seem so bad, the way they are happy is. Everyone is stripped of their freedoms and are genetically modified to basically be the same as one another. The main character John, who is not native to the “brave new world,” goes on an emotional journey through the society. In his journey, he has multiple highs and lows that lead to him becoming a makeshift celebrity and then getting arrested after he goes on a riot when he is confronted sexually and finds out his mother died. After his emotional episode, he meets the leader of the society, Mustapha Mond, and has a philosophical conversation with him. The conversation causes him to become mad with Mond and his decisions, so he goes on a spiritual strike to try and cleanse himself of his sins. Word of this gets out and people flock to John. In his flurry of emotions, he decides to have an orgy with the group of people that are with him, and then commits suicide the next day out of shame for what he did.

4. Protagonist: John Represents how society is like in the present
Symbolizes free will and freedom
Similar to a tragic hero
Flaw would be his emotions and how erratic he can be

5. Antagonist: Mustapha Mond
Represents the sacrifices people have to make
Symbolizes stability and safety
Selfless, but uses logic rather than emotion when making decisions

6. Major Themes and literary devices
Truth vs. happiness
Freedom vs. safety
Science and knowledge
Multiple allusions to Shakespeare and old literature

7. Pros and Cons Pros: Interesting story Can fit many topics for essays
Easy concept to understand and follow
Cons:
Fairly long
Starts off pretty slow
Can be uncomfortable at times

8. Recommendation
Overall, I would recommend this book for everyone to read, especially for the AP Lit students in the future. The book presents multiple concepts and conflicts that are easy to understand and can be used to write about various AP essay prompts. For the people who just want a book to read, Brave New World can be a worthwhile pick up due to the way it presents its conflicts and how it can symbolize struggles that societies all over the world face everyday.