To my fellow year 12 students‚ at this stage you are all studying ‘Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World’ (BNW) for the elective Representing People and Politics. Today I welcome you to this HSC Study Day‚ explaining to you all‚ why this text is suitable for Module C. The novel definitely explores ramifications of future developments in science and technology and its misuse within in humanity‚ and it displays this notion through the shifting perspectives of certain characters. Here on one hand you have
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1949‚ Eric Arthur Blair‚ under pseudonym George Orwell‚ penned an oppressive totalitarian society where unorthodox thoughts and rebellion were silenced by cyclical violence and torture. Each approach to the divisiveness presented in Huxley’s Brave New World and Orwell’s 1984 could not be further apart. Huxley’s novel features future citizens molded from prebirth inside containers‚ undergoing biological programming in ‘hatcheries’ to obey the whims and orders of leader Mustapha Mond.
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technology. Of our many pursuits‚ the most essential are happiness and freedom. However‚ a question arises: can we possess both happiness and freedom? Most people may not have a clear answer for that. Brave New World‚ through the actions of its characters‚ reveals that there exists a conflict between the possession of the two ideas. Lenina‚ having been conditioned to be happy‚ has unconsciously given up the ability to have freedoms. From birth‚ she was assigned the role of beta plus‚ trained to
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In Adolph Huxley’s novel Brave New World‚ citizens allow a mood-altering drug called ‘soma’ influence their day-to-day actions. Much like modern mood-altering drugs‚ soma is used to control any emotions deemed different from societal expectations. In the realm of Brave New World‚ this includes sadness‚ grief‚ and loneliness. Characters in the novel have been conditioned to take soma whenever they feel such emotions‚ forcing them into a state of euphoric bliss. This type of dependency differs greatly
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In Brave New World‚ there is an ongoing conflict between John and society‚ specifically with the people who believe in the status quo. John begins to disgust the “civilized” society as Bernard shows him around London and he sees it as an unnatural place and a world of false happiness. He also despises how addicted his mother becomes to soma‚ taking so much soma that it deteriorates her health and‚ eventually‚ she dies in a state of delusion. At the point of his mother’s death John begins to further
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Attack on Utopian Society in Brave New World Huxley’s Brave New World is an attack on Utopian Society. Having a perfect society seems ideal since it takes away the pains and struggles of the real world. Things such as finding a loved one‚ heartbreak‚ deciding on a career path‚ being successful‚ and raising a family. This novel focuses on what the world would be like if it were a utopian society‚ and the reader can see that it is not as perfect as it seems. It shows how technology and engineering
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Brave New World – Manufactured Happiness Chris Lim Be it resolved that the Brave New World is a utopia because everyone in the World State is truly happy. First of all‚ it is believed that one must suffer unhappiness to truly know and appreciate happiness. However‚ that concept is incompatible with a utopia‚ as the point of a utopia is to be without sadness‚ pain and suffering. In that respect‚ the World State is a utopia. Secondly‚ the concept of knowing unhappiness to know happiness
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In Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World‚” the portrayal of John the Savage is an allusion to Jesus Christ. Huxley attempts to allude John to Christ in all respects. For example‚ John’s introduction depicts him as an outcast for being different. When brought to the World State‚ John is still seen as an outsider because he ideals threaten the stability of the utopian society. John’s isolation from people‚ in general‚ was exhibited by Jesus as well. Similarly to Jesus‚ John abstained from many activities
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Brave New World Chapter 1 Summary (Notes) -Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre. -The year is a.f. 632 (632 years “after Ford”). -Director of Hatcheries / Conditioning is giving students a tour of a factory that produces humans and conditions them for their roles in the world. -Explains that humans no longer produce living offspring. Instead‚ surgically removed ovaries produce ova that are fertilized in artificial receptacles and incubated in bottles. -The Hatchery destines each
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Happiness is tempting‚ but it’s not always pure. In A Brave New World‚ a futuristic- historical blended novel by Aldous Huxley‚ happiness is a facade‚ and a trick‚ like a piece of candy‚ used by the government. The novel reflects history‚ but in correspondence‚ predicts the future. When new faces were brought into the world‚ the indigenous people were disgusted by their qualities of real human beings. The “civilized” ones were nauseated by old age‚ solitude‚ and thoughts of God and science. These
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