Aldous Huxley/Island

Abstract: A 7 page paper that discusses and analyzes Aldous Huxley's last novel, Island. This novel describes a Utopian society that, in many ways, anticipated the current debates concerning sustainable growth, ecological concerns and criticism of the rampant industrialization and consumerism that has shaped so much of Western society. Basically, in this novel, Huxley offers an alternative vision to the horrors that he has warned his readers about in his earlier works, that is, over population, coercive politics, militarism, industrialization and the destruction of the environment. Examination of novel brings up the question as to whether Huxley is a prophet, a visionary or a dreamer? No additional sources cited.

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Subcatagory: Environmental Issues & Ecology

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