Beavers,

I read Brave New World in 7th grade and completely missed the point. I thought it sounded like a great society, all things considered - what a shame John Savage just didn't fit in!

Years later, It strikes me as telling that I've still yet to be acquainted with a functional family unit. Maybe we'd be better off without that mode of social organization, after all.

You'll probably give me that "isn't-it-so-very-very-sad-how-you-intellectualize-your-dysfunctional-experiences" look when I tell you this.

Argo