Brave New World is a dystopian novel set in a technologically advanced society where stability and happiness are achieved through genetic engineering, psychological conditioning, and the suppression of individuality. The World State prioritizes conformity and pleasure, with citizens divided into rigid castes. Soma, a drug that eliminates discomfort, ensures compliance, while emotional depth, creativity, and traditional human connections are sacrificed for societal stability.

The story follows Bernard Marx, an alienated Alpha, and John, "the Savage," who is brought to the World State from the Savage Reservation. John’s values, influenced by Shakespeare and natural human experiences, clash with the hedonistic and controlled society. While Bernard seeks social acceptance, John becomes a symbol of resistance. His ultimate rejection of the World State's ideals leads to despair and tragedy, highlighting the cost of sacrificing individuality for societal stability.

The novel explores themes such as the dangers of technological control, the loss of free will, and the emptiness of hedonism, serving as a timeless warning about the potential costs of prioritizing convenience over humanity.

"1984" by George Orwell, published in 1949, is a dystopian novel set in a future where totalitarianism reigns supreme. The story follows Winston Smith, a worker at the Ministry of Truth in the superstate of Oceania, ruled by the Party and its leader, Big Brother. The Party exercises total control over every aspect of life, employing surveillance, propaganda, and brutal repression to maintain power. Winston begins a forbidden love affair with Julia and dreams of rebellion, but they are betrayed and captured by the Thought Police. Under torture, Winston's resistance is crushed, and he ultimately succumbs to the Party's oppressive rule. The novel explores themes of totalitarianism, surveillance, truth and reality manipulation, language and thought control, and the struggle between individuality and collectivism.

"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1925, is a novel set in the Jazz Age of the 1920s. It follows Nick Carraway, who moves to Long Island and becomes entangled in the lives of his mysterious and wealthy neighbor, Jay Gatsby, and his cousin, Daisy Buchanan. Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, is in love with Daisy, who is married to the wealthy but morally corrupt Tom Buchanan. The novel explores themes of the American Dream, class stratification, illusion versus reality, moral decay, and the unattainability of the past. Gatsby's tragic pursuit of his dream leads to his downfall, exposing the moral and social decay beneath the glittering surface of the Jazz Age.