Dystopian FictionAldous Huxley ยท 1932

Brave New World in Emojis

A 'perfect' engineered society where everyone is happy โ€” in emoji.

In a future of mass-produced, genetically engineered humans kept docile by pleasure and the drug soma, an outsider raised in the 'savage' world exposes the emptiness of it all.

The plot in emoji

Brave New World emoji summary, decoded

Here's what each part of the emoji story means, beat by beat.

  1. ๐Ÿงฌ๐ŸผHumans are grown in labs and sorted into rigid castes.
  2. ๐Ÿ’Š๐Ÿ˜ŒEveryone stays blissful on the happiness drug soma.
  3. ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ‘ชFamily, love, and solitude are all engineered away.
  4. โœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿœ๏ธBernard visits a 'Savage Reservation' outside the system.
  5. ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿฆฑ๐Ÿ“šHe brings back John, a 'savage' raised on Shakespeare.
  6. ๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿ˜ตJohn becomes a celebrity but is disgusted by the shallow world.
  7. ๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ™…He rebels, rejecting soma and mass-produced pleasure.
  8. โšฐ๏ธ๐Ÿ’”Unable to fit anywhere, John takes his own life.

The cast of Brave New World in emoji

The main characters, one emoji each โ€” tap any to copy.

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿฆฑ
John the Savage

The outsider raised on Shakespeare.

๐Ÿง‘
Bernard Marx

The dissatisfied conformist.

๐Ÿ‘ฉ
Lenina Crowne

The perfectly conditioned citizen.

Brave New World emoji set

A copyable set of emojis that capture the book's vibe. Tap any emoji, or copy them all.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Brave New World in emojis?
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley can be summed up in emojis as: ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ’Š๐Ÿ˜Œ๐ŸŽก๐ŸŒ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿฆฑ๐Ÿ˜”๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿšซโšฐ๏ธ โ€” a shorthand emoji plot summary you can copy and share.
How do you describe Brave New World with emojis?
Break the story into its key beats and pick one or two emojis for each โ€” the setting, the main characters, the turning point, and the ending. The decoded summary above shows one way to do it for Brave New World.
What can I use these book emojis for?
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