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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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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? While Huxley addresses multiple concerns with his imagined island society of Pala, he eschews the title of "dreamer" through his realistic and harsh depiction
of the islands ultimate fate. Nevertheless, his account offers a visionary proposal of what human society may be capable of under the right ideological conditions. Examination of this novel demonstrates
conclusively that Huxley was ahead of his time and deserves the title of visionary. It is clear that he intended this work to cause his reader to ponder the
problems facing society and consider alternatives to the present course. The Palanese culture that Huxley describes began with the a conscious combining of Western science with oriental philosophy that occurred
in the early nineteenth century when the local Raja combined forces with a Scottish physician, Dr. Andrew MacPhail. The Raja had hired Dr. McPhail to remove a tumor from his
face. The descendants of the Raja and Dr. McPhail worked collectively to make the island the best of all possible worlds, by combining cultures to effect humanitys unrealized potential (Huxley
130). Will Farnaby, a journalist, is the protagonist of the novel. His boss owns Southeast Asia Petroleum. When Farnaby finds himself shipwrecked on the island, he asks for permission
to stay a month in order to learn more about the culture. While this interest is genuine, he secretly also plans to negotiate a lease for petroleum rights. Farnaby rationalizes
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