This Perfect Day (1970), by Ira Levin, is a heroic science fiction novel of a technocratic utopia. Often compared to Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World, This Perfect Day is in some ways more subtle in its depiction of the oppressive society of the story. Plot introduction Backstory The story is set in a seemingly perfect global society whose genesis remains vague. "Christ, Marx, Wood and Wei led us to this perfect day" is what school children learn to chant. Uniformity is the defining feature; there is only one language and all ethnic groups have been eugenically merged into one race called "The Family". There are only four personal names for men, and four corresponding names for women. Instead of surnames, individuals are distinguished by a nine-character alphanumeric code. Everyone eats "totalcakes", drinks "cokes" and wears exactly the same thing - every day. The world

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