Walden Two

What is the author's style in Walden Two by B. F. Skinner?

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Skinner is not a literary writer. Walden Two is a treatise on behaviorism and society in the form of a novel, not a literary work. The plot is mainly a detailed description of how Walden Two works and how to structure a functioning, utopian society. Because of this, the language can be inelegant and even dry. Instead of true dialogue, much of the text is taken up with long monologues by Frazier giving exposition a