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  Aldous
Huxley's Brave New World is a dystopian classic that
all too presciently warns about the oppressive danger
an unchecked totalitarian society can place on an individual's
pursuit of freedom, meaning and purpose. But his last
novel, Island, is an intriguing exploration of a utopian
society. The book's cynical war-correspondent protagonist
is shipwrecked on a Polynesian island, largely-isolated
from outside influences, which has developed a culture
that places freedom, happiness, fulfillment and spiritual
growth over materialism. Although he had secretly been
hired to help facilitate the exploitation of the island's
untapped oil reserves, which would ultimately destroy
this utopian paradise, his experiences on the Island
cause him to examine his inner life and help transform
his jaded view of human potential and his place in the
world.
Island
by Aldous Huxley
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Aldous
Huxley's Brave New World is a dystopian classic that
all too presciently warns about the oppressive danger
an unchecked totalitarian society can place on an individual's
pursuit of freedom, meaning and purpose. But his last
novel, Island, is an intriguing exploration of a utopian
society. The book's cynical war-correspondent protagonist
is shipwrecked on a Polynesian island, largely-isolated
from outside influences, which has developed a culture
that places freedom, happiness, fulfillment and spiritual
growth over materialism. Although he had secretly been
hired to help facilitate the exploitation of the island's
untapped oil reserves, which would ultimately destroy
this utopian paradise, his experiences on the Island
cause him to examine his inner life and help transform
his jaded view of human potential and his place in the
world. 
