The best opium of the masses might be opium itself. Aldous Huxley’s surreal dystopian novel Brave New World explores the idea that a narcotic can control and pacify massive amounts of people with little repercussions. The substance‚ known as soma‚ produces a calming sensation that the inhabitants of the Brave New World call “Euphoric‚ narcotic‚ pleasantly hallicinant.” (54) The controllers of this world dispense the drug to anyone that uses the narcotic‚ which is practically the entire society.
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A protagonist is described as the prominent character in a novel or text. In Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World”‚ John the Savage is the central protagonist opposed to Bernard Marx or Helmholtz Watson because he symbolizes cultural difference amongst the World State and the Savage Reservation. Although Bernard and Helmholtz demonstrate differences that would not be accepted in the civilized society‚ they are only seen as leading characters. Huxley uses John’s character to point out the short comings
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in Brave New World "Every one belongs to every one else‚" whispers the voice in the dreams of the young in Huxley’s future world — the hypnopaedic suggestion discouraging exclusivity in friendship and love. In a sense in this world‚ every one is every one else as well. All the fetal conditioning‚ hypnopaedic training‚ and the power of convention molds each individual into an interchangeable part in the society‚ valuable only for the purpose of making the whole run smoothly. In such a world‚ uniqueness
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Deanna Cumberbatch Government The Pros * You can be in touch with your children‚ and know their whereabouts. (The Pew study noted that 48 percent of parents use the phone to monitor their child’s location.) * Your kids can reach you in the event of an emergency‚ and vice versa. * If in danger‚ your children can reach the authorities or a medical provider. * Phones can be silenced during class or study periods‚ and active only in appropriate places. * Cell phones create
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Just like 1984‚ Brave New World also derives a theme from government control. Brave New World’’s theme is destruction of human instincts and nature for happiness and control leads to ignorance and unhappiness. First‚ on the baby-making-tour‚ Mr. Foster says‚ “Reducing the number of revolutions per minute‚ […] The surrogate goes round slower; therefore passes through the lung at longer intervals; therefore gives the embryo less oxygen. Nothing like oxygen-shortage for keeping an embryo below par.
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change as people‚ but our end goal is always happiness‚ whether immediate or requiring investment. Within the shallow society of Brave New World‚ the people constantly search for pleasure and release‚ much like our own world. However‚ they are heavily inclined by the government to search for the short-term solution to curing their desire for pleasure. Through Brave New World‚ Aldous Huxley provides a relevant warning about a society focused purely on short term pleasure solutions‚ whether sexually driven
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Brave New World and Fahrenheit 451 are two books‚ both of which are supposed to be set in the future‚ which have numerous theme similarities throughout them. Of all their common factors‚ the ones that stand out most would have to be first‚ the outlawed reading of books; second‚ the superficial preservation of beauty and happiness; and third‚ the theme of the protagonist as being a loner or an outcast from society because of his differences in beliefs as opposed to the norm. <br> <br>We’ll look first
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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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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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February 2017 Brave New World Literary Analysis Sex in the Society Sexual intercourse is the tie between a male and a female making love to one another. The best approach of experiencing the best sex without any dilemma is with your legal spouse that loves you for you. “Your naked body should only belong to those who fall in love with your naked soul” (Chaplin). Sex is a scared bond‚ shared with a loyal spouse and shouldn’t be shared with a duo of two strangers. The novel Brave New World by author Aldous
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