ProcrastinatingProse English IV August 26‚ 2013 Summer Reading: “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley Directions: Write a ½ page response to the following questions. 1. Many plays and novels use contrasting places (for example‚ two countries‚ two cities or towns‚ two houses‚ or the land and sea) to represent opposed forces or ideas that are central to the meaning of the work. From Brave New World‚ contrast the setting in England to the Savage Reservation in New Mexico. Explain how the settings differ‚ what each
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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley shows how scientific advances could and have destroyed human values. Huxley wrote Brave New World in 1932‚ and most of the technologies he examines in the book have‚ to some extent‚ turned into realities. He expresses the concern that society has been neglecting human-being distinction in the progression of worshipping technology. In the story there are no mothers or fathers and people are produced on a meeting line where they are classified before birth. They also
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When comparing two outstanding literary pieces 1984‚ written by George Orwell‚ and Brave New World‚ written by Aldous Huxley‚ media critic Neil Postman expresses his favoritism towards Huxley’s point of view for what the future would turn out to be in a point of view from the 1930s. While both novels have very little in common‚ both authors expressed their outcome of tragedy that they believed the future beheld. Where Orwell believed society would be destroyed by everything we hated‚ Huxley opposed
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Huxley was born on July 26‚ 1894‚ he came from a wealthy known family. However Huxley had a rough childhood he grew up thinking he was different‚ people treated him like he was different‚ he was odd of the group. However it wasn’t that he was different it was just that he was intelligent well at least for his age‚ he was seen as Superior‚ his mind was more developed than anyone his age. Growing up Huxley was loved by many due to his intelligence. Huxley felt it was his obligation to fight the idea
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“But Hatsumomo threw herself at Shojiro and began hitting him everywhere. I do think that in a way she went crazy‚” (330). Hatsumomo‚ a prized and popular geisha‚ turns into something else altogether. Sadistic acts such as treating children with disrespect‚ sabotaging the livelihood of others‚ and physical violence were the root cause of her downfall. These actions reflect on her hateful yet confident personality. Hatsumomo‚ who is oftentimes the center of attention‚ illustrates how being narcissistic
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MacKenzie Morrissett AP Literature 3B Mrs. Scruggs 2 September 2016 Brave New World In the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley‚ society is divided into distinct classes. Those who do not fit into a class are separated from society completely. Bernard Marx‚ an Alpha male from London‚ leaves his home to venture onto the Reservation. The Reservation is a Native American community that is surrounded by gates that kill anyone who tries to escape. Much to his and his companion’s‚ Lenina‚ surprise‚
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In the novel A Brave New World there are several things are abnormal and are frowned upon here on Earth‚ while these things are abnormal here in the novel these things are completely normal and that is just the way that things are done. One such example is shocking babies to train them‚ while on Earth this idea is taboo and highly frowned upon in the novel this is normal and the way that babies learn about how to do things. A second thing that is strange in A Brave New World would be the sexaphones
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The Motto of the World State is Community‚ Identity‚ Stability. With detailed reference to the novel‚ how do you view this in relation to individual freedom? “Community‚ Identity‚ Stability.” -- The motto that shapes and defines the entire civilized world. Civilians like Lenina believe that the motto has given them their individual freedom. “I am free. Free to have the most wonderful time. Everybody’s happy nowadays.” (Page 79) Ironically‚ Huxley was trying to convey the exact opposite message
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finished the essay. It took me more than one month. I am slow. Here is it. There must be a lot of grammar and vacabulary problems and a lot of misueses. I am poor at that. Welcome for any comments~ To write comments on Nineteen Eighty-four and Brave New World is difficult but intriguing‚ as there are so many differences as well as similarities between the two books. Nineteen Eighty-four describes a world full of hatred‚ horror and oppression‚ while Brave New World is about a world filled with
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however Brave New World by Aldous Huxley could be seen as either. There are many aspects of this society which are perfect and completely cancel out many problems with our real world‚ nevertheless along with these are effects which could be seen as the opposite. This essay will discuss these aspects and effects and whether the Brave New World society is a utopia or a dystopia. A utopian society is one which is perfect (Mastin (2008)‚ What is a Utopia?). In the case of Brave New World: everyone
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