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Huxley and Orwell on the nuclear family

How Huxley and Orwell Predicted the Destruction of the Nuclear Family

In their seminal works 1984 and Brave New World, George Orwell and Aldous Huxley envisioned dystopian futures where the human spirit is shackled, individuality is crushed, and totalitarianism rules supreme. Both novels present disturbingly accurate predictions about the destruction of the nuclear family, with chilling parallels to societal trends today. The nuclear family—once the bedrock […]