On the opposite end of the spectrum from 1984.This novel is what Huxley is best known for, and is one of the two most important dystopian books of the twentieth century. While 1984, George Orwell's magnum opus, depicts a society oppressed by fear, Brave New World is set in a world where, instead of fear, the government inflicts pleasure on people to keep them under control.
This is how Huxley spread his ideas against rampant consumerism.
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