Brave New World Blog 1

An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by a thrilling lie.
--Aldous Huxley (1894-1963)

Aldous Huxley was born in England on July 26 to an upper-middle class intellectual family. His father, Leonard Huxley was a poet, editor, and biographer. He was also the son of a famous leader in Darwinism when it was first becoming accepted. Aldous's mother, Julia, was the niece of a poet and critic.
Aldous originally wanted to become a doctor. This was not a realistic possibility after he contracted a sickness that almost caused him to become blind. When one eye healed just enough to be able to read through a magnifying glass he followed through with a degree in English Literature and philosophy. He lived in California for the later part of his life.
Aldous Huxley wrote not only novels but also poems, essays and short stories.


Satire (n): 1- a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
2- trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly

Fascism (n): a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition



sources: Merriam-Webster online dictionary
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