Island (Perennial Classics)
by Aldous Huxley
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Description
In Island, his last novel, Huxley transports us to a Pacific island where, for 120 years, an ideal society has flourished. Inevitably, this island of bliss attracts the envy and enmity of the surrounding world. A conspiracy is underway to take over Pala and events begin to move when an agent of the conspirators, a newspaperman named Faranby, is shipwrecked there. What Faranby doesn't expect is how his time with the people of Pala will revolutionize all his values and -- to his amazement -- give him hope.
Book Club Questions for Island (Perennial Classics) (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Island (Perennial Classics) (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Island (Perennial Classics):
- Did Aldous Huxley emphasize any specific themes throughout Island (Perennial Classics)? What do you think Aldous Huxley is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Island (Perennial Classics) and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Island (Perennial Classics)? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Island (Perennial Classics) reveal Aldous Huxley's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Aldous Huxley is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Island (Perennial Classics) affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Aldous Huxley's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Island (Perennial Classics) (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Island (Perennial Classics) (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Island (Perennial Classics):
- Did Aldous Huxley make persuasive arguments in Island (Perennial Classics)? Did Island (Perennial Classics) change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Island (Perennial Classics)?
- How does Aldous Huxley present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Aldous Huxley biased within Island (Perennial Classics)? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Island (Perennial Classics) make you want to read next? Why?
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