A. L. Kaplan

Tag: authoritarian

  • Banned And Challenged Books I’ve Read: Brave New World

    Banned And Challenged Books I’ve Read: Brave New World

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    Read Banned Books

    Brave New World

    Aldous Huxley

    Hard to believe, but this was another HS read. I really appreciate my school more now than ever before.

    Aldous Huxley’s profoundly important classic of world literature, Brave New World is a searching vision of an unequal, technologically-advanced future where humans are genetically bred, socially indoctrinated, and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively uphold an authoritarian ruling order–all at the cost of our freedom, full humanity, and perhaps also our souls. 

    Banned and challenged because of sexual content and promiscuity, anti-religious/atheistic beliefs, anti-family, drug use, profanity, and suicide

  • Banned And Challenged Books I’ve Read 10/7/25

    Banned And Challenged Books I’ve Read 10/7/25

    Exercise Your Rights: Read Banned Books

    1984

    George Orwell

    Another HS classic read. 2+2 does not =5

    This one really stuck with me and feels even more relevant today.

    A masterpiece of rebellion and imprisonment where war is peace freedom is slavery and Big Brother is watching. Thought Police, Big Brother, Orwellian – these words have entered our vocabulary because of George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel 1984. The story of one man’s Nightmare Odyssey as he pursues a forbidden love affair through a world ruled by warring states and a power structure that controls not only information but also individual thought and memory 1984 is a prophetic haunting tale More relevant than ever before 1984 exposes the worst crimes imaginable the destruction of truth freedom and individuality.

    1984 has been challenged or banned for its social and political themes, including explicit depictions of totalitarianism, government surveillance, and rebellion, as well as for its sexual and violent content. Some critics also objected to its perceived pro-communist or anti-communist ideology, even though Orwell intended it as a critique of any authoritarian regime.