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    Individuality‚ ‘the quality of a character of a particular person or thing that distinguishes them from others of the same kind‚ especially when strongly marked’. Maintaining individuality and standing out from everyone else has always been difficult. Not just today‚ in the 21st century‚ but throughout history. Often the pressures faced from society and the fear of being cast as an outsider can cause one to conform to society and give in. This is apparent in the book ‘Brave New World’ and it has also been

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    Brave New World Detailed Outline Topic Sentence; In 1932‚ a write by the name of Aldous Huxley had published the novel Brave New World which was set in London‚ England during the year 2540. In 1999‚ the Modern Library ranked Brave New World fifth on the list of the 100 best selling English-language novels of the 20th century as well as fifty three out of a hundred in the Top 100 Greatest Novels of All Times in 2003. Thesis; The protagonist in Huxley’s Brave New World is Bernard Marx. Bernard

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    with a sudden need to boast. I’m taking Lenina Crowne to New Mexico with me‚’ he said in a tone as casual as he could make it."’As seen from this quote Bernard’s only grudge against the New World is his loneliness‚ awkwardness and his weak physique and personality. Given a chance he would enjoy the New World to the fullest as he does during his little moment of popularity.While Bernard Marx is clearly one of the main characters in Brave New World‚ Huxley does not present him as "the hero" or even give

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    Communism and Brave New World Alana Stricker British Literature Mr. Groeninger 11/13/12 During most of the twentieth century‚ communism was one of the world’s dominant international political movements. People reacted to it in different ways—as a source of hope for a radiant future or as the greatest threat on the face of the earth. When Karl Marx wrote his Manifesto of the Communist Party of 1848‚ he had no idea how communism would take off in the twentieth century. Marx sincerely

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    Brave new world by Aldous Huxley In the novel Brave new world by Aldous Huxley‚ the world state makes twins in bunches and conditions them the same‚ making everyone the exact same person. This makes everyone react based on their instincts like animals do. Where is the individuality in that? To make matters worse‚ those who are different are exiled from the world state. This stripes society of individual identity. The Bokanovsky twins are a perfect example of how identity is being taken away.

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    passing Grey Poupon through the window of his Chevy Impala‚ Kendrick mocks the famous 1981 mustard commercial in which one wealthy white man passes another wealthy white man the jar through his car window. Often the subject of satire‚ such as in Wayne’s World (1992)‚ as he passes it to a fellow black rapper‚ Kendrick uses the reference to demonstrate how black people are equal to white people even if society is still in denial. Yet another example of Kendrick’s derisions with pop culture and the way they

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    Throughout life you will meet people that seem extremely diverse. Whether it’s the way the look‚ or the way they talk. But have you ever met someone that experienced the world in a whole different way than you? Their world is like no other‚ and you would have to experience it first hand to understand even a millisecond of it. This is what life was like for the young‚ bright blue eyed Emma. In the small city of San Francisco‚ everyone saw black and white. Everyone had their heads hung low‚ sadness

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    Like in all quality literary works‚ the literary devices used in “Brave New World” are purposely put there by the author in order to provide support for subsidiary ideas. All the literary devices in a novel are intricately connected to one another as they cannot exist‚ or at least not with the same strength‚ on their own. In ‘Brave New World’‚ Aldous Huxley made use of various symbols and motifs in order to further develop his characters‚ theme‚ and setting. Two of the major themes in Huxley’s novel

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    Society influences people’s lives; more than we realize. Huxley’s novel The Brave New World‚ has a society that dictates the live of characters. Lanina‚ a woman who is under the influence of a controlled and perfect society‚ is exposed to morals‚ self individuality‚ and imperfection. She represents the perfection of the society; however she begins to push the boundaries of this controlled life when her thoughts expand beyond normal expectations. Exposed to imperfection‚ her attempt to be more than

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    Brave New World” Essay Technology has been used negatively in Brave New World to create a future where individuals are incapable of producing or affecting change. Discuss this statement and show HOW Huxley has demonstrated this idea to his readers. Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” explores the extreme impact of science and technology on an unreal world. The novel fits the science-fiction genre as a dystopia to the reader. Huxley wrote the novel in1932 and presented his thoughts

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