Looking Backward 2000 To 1887

Edward Bellamy a journalist and author from Chicopee Falls Massachusetts is the author of the utopian science fiction book Looking Backward: 2000-1887. Bellamys novel tells the story of a young American who falls into a deep hypnosis-induced sleep and wakes up 113 years later. In Looking Backward Julian West is introduced to a dystopian society where everyone is equally smart and the wealth of the society is dispersed evenly. At age 45 everyone is eligible for full retirement benefits and has access to nearly rapid internet-like delivery of their purchases. Bellamy also foresees the availability of sermons and music in the house through cable telephone (already commercialized only in 1890). For instance he explains the new legal system in chapter 19. Crime has evolved into a medical problem whereas most civil lawsuits have resulted in socialism. Atavism a then-current theory is used to explain crimes unrelated to inequality. For instance he explains the new legal system in chapter 19. Crime has evolved into a medical problem whereas most civil lawsuits have resulted in socialism. Atavism a then-current theory is used to explain crimes unrelated to inequality. In chapters 15 and 16 it is shown how a more libertarian socialist government may be able to give free autonomous public art and news sources.