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postulated in Aldous Huxley’s classic Brave New World, but from the point of view of a…
Huxley grew up in a conservative, rich, and elite English family during the early 20th century. He lived through World War I, the roaring 20’s, and part of the Great Depression before he began writing Brave New World, giving him a wealth of issues to expound upon in the novel. As a conservative Englishman, Huxley feared both rapid progress and the growing communist and fascist powers in Europe, giving rise to his predictions about the future of art and the role of government. The terror instilled in him by nearby change and unrest likely lead to the inaccuracy and, in some cases, the reversal of his predictions. Huxley was able to see the importance of the issues addressed in Brave New World, but ultimately the predictions themselves are actually inaccurate due to the perspective of…
In her investigative essay entitled “Alienation in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World,” Josephine McQuail explores the recurring theme of alienation in Huxley’s dystopian classic, touching upon “psychological, sociological, sexual, biological, and even aesthetic” (McQuail 32) alienation for several major characters. She expresses her belief that Huxley’s main message in the novel, “only the alienated individual… can achieve true happiness” (McQuail 31), is flawed. While this claim has its merits, the four main characters of the novel, all iconoclasts in their society, meet some kind of unhappy end, invalidating Huxley’s message. However, all other people but the four main characters-- Bernard, Helmholtz, Mustapha, and John-- are incapable of any emotions besides those conditioned to them.…
Pijnenborg, R. (2006). Manipulating Human Reproduction: A Retrospective View on Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation, 61(3), 149-154.…
Aldous Huxley was born into a renowned English family in 1894. Huxley works were creative and in all he published 47 books during his career. But his single most famous book remains "Brave New World," a combination of science fiction, politics, and satire that depicts a negative vision of what the future could hold. He set out to write about the social and intellectual climate change between the two world wars that were marked by major changes on an international scale. H.G. Wells, a contemporary man of Huxley 's time, wrote novels that explored the future from an optimistic viewpoint. Wells found…
Edgar Allen Poe was born in “Boston, MA on Jan 19 1809”(Edgar Allan Poe). “Edgar Allan Poe’s dad left him and his mom”(Edgar Allen Poe). “When he was only three his mom died of tuberculosis”(Edgar Allen Poe). “Edgar Allen Poe was separated from his brother and sister and was forced to move to John and Frances Allen’s house, John and Frances were his uncle and aunt”.(Edgar Allen Poe). This is more than likely what motivated Edgar Allen Poe to become a writer. Even though Poe became a world famous poet he unfortunately died poor and miserable. “His death was a mysterious one, no one really knows what happened on October 7, 1849, in Baltimore, MD”(Edgar Allen Poe).…
Anna Freud was born in 1895 in Vienna. Her father was Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. She was the youngest of six children born under Sigmund and Martha Freud. Anna Freud was the only child to follow under her father’s footsteps in psychoanalysis (Yorke, 1983). It is interesting to acknowledge that Anna Freud never attended a University, but that never hindered either of her two careers. Her first job was a schoolteacher in the early 20th century in Vienna. Her career as a schoolteacher helped lay a solid foundation to her later research in child development.…
Edgar Allan Poe had a difficult early life. Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 19 1809 (Poets.org). Poe was a very smart and intelligent young boy. Poe attended the best schools available, and was accepted to the University of Virginia at Charlottesville in 1825 ("Edgar Allan Poe." Poetry). Poe never really know his parents. Poe’s parents were professional actors who at the time of his birth were members of a repertory company. Poe’s both parents died before he was the age of three and…
Poe was born January 19, 1809 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the son of David and Elizabeth Poe, who were both actors. When Poe was one-year old, his father abandoned him and his mother. However, he died shortly after. One year later, his mother died of tuberculosis. Since Poe was left an orphan, he informally adopted by the John and Frances Allan, who were wealthy tobacco merchants (Giordano 2005).…
Frank Kafka’s disease, unsupportive and insensitive parents influence his abnormal literature. Born on July 3, 1883, in Prague, capital of what is now the Czech Republic, writer Franz Kafka grew up in a middle-class Jewish family with five other siblings. Tragedy soon struck him and his family when his two brothers died in infancy. Kafka was an intelligent individual who excelled in writing while also having a law degree in 1906. He did all of this while suffering from tuberculosis.…
Edgar Allen Poe was an American author and poet who was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1809. [1] Poe was born to two parents who were both actors. When he was but three years old, his mother had passed away. Soon after this tragic event, Poe’s father had become an alcoholic and had abandoned his child.…
Edgar Allen Poe was a well-known poet and author, who was born on January 19, 1809. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Poe quickly discovered the hardships of life. He lost his mother at the age of four from tuberculosis and following, his father abandoned him. Poe was reassigned to a foster home with John and Frances Allen, which with whom he lived with for most of his childhood and teenage years. Although, he was never officially adopted, he had been content with his home life, especially with his foster mother that he loved immensely. At the same time, he did not get along with his foster father because of their different views on how women should be treated, and because of this they had lots of arguments. Immediately thereafter Frances’ death, Poe was a young teen and…
Wells led a long and hardworking life. He was born to a mid-class family on September 21, 1866 in Bromley, Kent – a suburb of London. Herbert luckily avoided becoming a servant, like his parents. He did this in 1884 by winning a scholarship to the Normal School of Science at South Kensington (now known as the Imperial College of Science and Technology), which was founded by T.H. Huxley, a major influence to H.G. Wells. Only in his third year, Wells lost his scholarship to the school. He was also educated at the University of London in London, England (Gale 1-3).…
Although Edgar Allen Poe is one of the most well-known American authors, he had a somewhat miserable life. He was born a second child in Boston, Massachusetts in 1809. His father abandoned him and his mother died when he was only two years old. Through his life he faced even more difficulty and sadness from the death of his wife, his struggle to make a living from his writing, and his alcoholism. Despite this, his work is loved and studied by many to this day (Poe Museum).…
Sigmund Freud was born May 6, 1856 in the Moravian town of Pribor, now present day Czech Republic. He was born into a poor family but despite their poverty they ensured him an education. He was a prestigious student at the top of his class in high school. When he got to college he became very interested in neurology. He specialized in neurology and opened his very own medical practice. He studied many different types of neurology and began to come up with his own theories of how the human mind works. Freud died in September of 1939 after suffering from severe cancer.…