They’re More Afraid of You Than You Are of Them By Kieran O’Connor The heroes‚ Piscine Molitor Patel in “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel‚ and John in “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley view their fears as an obstacle that they must overcome. Both heroes were faced with immediate challenges in their life. Through challenging their fears‚ personal or community morale benefits from their perceived success. In such a way‚ the hero’s success manipulates the situation as the feared become
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Why Shakespeare would not work in the N.W.S? Throughout this novel‚ it is evident that not only is Shakespeare prohibited in the new world but it would also not work. For example‚ in chapter 12‚ John reads passages from Shakespeare to Helmholtz. Helmholtz enjoys the poetry‚ but when John reads a passage taken from Romeo and Juliet‚ Helmholtz starts laughing even though it is inappropriate to do so. “When Juliet said this‚ Helmholtz broke out in an explosion of uncontrollable guffawing.” (Huxley
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distinctly different from the other alpha plusses; Mond is unique‚ wise‚ and authoritative. Mustapha Mond is unique in part because he reads prohibited literature. Unlike the other denizens of Brave New World‚ Mond has read the classic works of Shakespeare‚ the Bible‚ and other remnants of the old world. Additionally‚ he believes in the presence of god. This is a concept unknown to most of the populous‚ because society has made god unnecessary; when no one is ever alone or unhappy‚ they do not need
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The role of History in Aldus Huxley’s “Brave New World” How we see history what happened in the past influences the present/ future we learn from the mistakes of others family relations is part of our history old age is sign of history How the people in the World State see history Example: chapter 3 “ History is bunk! Live in the present not in the past!” - Ford Mustapha Mond: begins to describe life before the World State → policy of tight control over reproduction‚
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Brave New World Chapter 9-10 1. Rhetorical device (can use diction‚ sentence structure‚ grammar‚ etc) and/or Logical Fallacies: Identify 5 Rhetorical devices or Logical Fallacies in each chapter and discuss what effect it has on the tone‚ message‚ etc – in other words‚ what is its significance? Quote with page number Rhetorical Device/ Fallacy Effect ** This is the MOST IMPORTANT part‚ so make this really insightful** “Zip‚ and then zip; zip‚ and then zip; he was enchanted.” pg. 143 Epanalepsis
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patrolling the streets. We will control ourselves.” Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World exhibits a government that successfully controls the ideas of the masses. As Zinn acutely predicted‚ the need for police in the World State is nearly eradicated due to the tranquility of society. Individuals are predestined prior to birth to decide which niche they will fill in society. Upon the completion of the artificial birthing process‚ these new members of society are conditioned according to their caste. In this
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there are three different types: environmental‚ societal‚ and personal. Of these‚ most works will contain at least two of these control types; for example‚ Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World contains all three. The environment that characters‚ such as John or Lenina‚ grow up in greatly affects their morals and values‚ due to the world government that exerts controls on these by exploiting the people’s lack of self control. Similarly‚ in Yann Martel’s Life of Pi‚ Pi’s turbulent‚ oceanic environment determines
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Brave New World author Aldous Huxley was not very far off with his interpretation of our future society with hypotheses like overmedication and genetically engineered humans. I would like to focus on the latter and the benefits of the ability to alter not only people‚ but also foods like vegetables and fish. In Brave New World‚ genetic engineering is the heart and soul of the massive government that overlooks the entirety of the country‚ the World State. Workers alter the chemical make-up of each
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Conforming to Society Often individuals choose to conform to society‚ rather than pursue personal desires because it is often easier to follow the path others have made already‚ rather than create a new one. In the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley‚ this conflict is explored. Huxley starts the story by introducing Bernard Marx‚ the protagonist of the story‚ who is unhappy with himself‚ because of the way he interacts with other members of society. As the story progresses‚ the author
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Political leaders and those in power constantly portray manipulative facades. Moreover many believe that Totalitarianism assists in building a strong and balanced society. Aldous Huxley’s 1931 novel‚ Brave New World (BNW)‚ portrays the cunning nature of the dystopian society. Moreover Barrack Obama’s 2008 Political speech Change Has Come outlines the competing political realities of the USA‚ and advocates the American Dream as a continued pursuit of the American creed. Through these texts‚ representation
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