Utopia and Dystopia Literature (keywords): • Utopian literature: • A fictional text dealing with an ideal (future) society. • Dystopian literature: • A fictional text dealing with a future society in which human freedom is severely limited. A dystopia often criticizes our present-day society by exposing trends and tendencies towards totalitarian control. Brave New World- background knowledge • Written in 1931 • Set in distant future Generally known elements: • Total control of society
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are many philosophers who have discussed the idea of Utopias and Dystopias. Some are for it and some aren ’t. Some believe it ’s possible to have a Utopia while others believe there is no way that it can. Plato‚ More‚ Hobbes‚ and Locke are some that have a high idea of Utopias. A Brave New World‚ indirectly supported and refuted some of the ideas of these philosophers in different ways. A philosopher that can support Brave New World is Plato. Plato was against families‚ and he thought no child should
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Weston Boone Mrs. McCrady D.C. English 101 20 October‚ 2014 Dystopia or Utopia? In the books 1984 by George Orwell‚ Brave New World by Aldous Huxley‚ and Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury all have a theme of dystopia. Dystopia means an imperfect society. It is the opposite of utopia‚ which means a perfect society with no flaws. Dystopia is the word that comes to mind with the stories and political horrors with government control‚ politicians‚ and community leaders being those who are most opposed
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Brave New World‚ by Aldous Huxley‚ while showing the future possible advances of science and technology‚ is actually warning people of what science could become. In the Foreword of Brave New World‚ Huxley states‚ “The theme of Brave New World is not the advancement of science as such‚ it is the advancement of science as it affects human individuals” (11). He is not suggesting that this is how science should advance‚ but that science will advance the way that people allow it to. The novel is not supposed
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Gaither October 5th‚ 2012 Egan Literary Analysis paper Oblivious to Life The impact that technology has on the contemporary world is often a great topic of debate and is shown often in literature. Both Brave New World and Wall-E shed light on the fact that technology can make anyone oblivious to life and their surroundings. In Brave New World‚ a book by Aldous Huxley written in 1932‚ the people are oblivious to life because starting as babies they are given only certain
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not limited to the sum of displeasure and lies that might transpire. The lines between dystopian and anti-utopian societies are similar in contrast‚ but offer a wide array of absent pleasure for the citizens of the totalarianistic state. Brave New World‚ a brainwashed utopia‚ written by Aldous Huxley‚ introduced the first suggestions of human cloning in literature. Thinking about the class ranks that the “embryos” are classified into‚ you are literally born into either the lower classes or upper
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trends. These individuals look at the problems in society and show how to solve them with the use of control and power. Such a society is considered undesirable and has become known as dystopian society. In the books 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley‚ both authors depict a dystopian society with some disturbing similarities. Orwell and Huxley each emphasize the use of power to control the masses. This power is always situated with a small group of individuals that uses it
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Brave New Motto Every community strives for stability and civilized behavior from their citizens. Stability and community both play a very big roll in a civilized society. In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World‚ the state motto: "Community‚ Identity‚ Stability" encompasses not only the state goal‚ but also the techniques needed to reach these goals. Community is the first part of the Brave New World’s state motto. Community is also the first technique used to achieve the state motto. States dividing
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The Use of Satire in Brave New World Brave New World‚ written by Aldous Huxley is a utopian novel that uses satire to a great extent. Brave New World takes place in the future‚ where people are no longer born‚ and are artificially created. People are placed into five classes before birth and are conditioned to like what they do‚ and not to think for themselves. Throughout the book Huxley uses satire against religion‚ family and society. In this futuristic world‚ a religion exists that opposes what
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Soma is seen in the Brave New World as the drug that can cure all negative feelings. Its effects are almost immediate with no known side effects. The drug is used actively in the book and is referenced to the conditioning all children are subjected to after decanting. Lenina is one of the major users of the drug‚ enjoying its effects of having no feelings and never having to experience the negativity of normal life. Bernard‚ however‚ refused it wanting to feel something making him “odd” in Lenina’s
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