cures ten gloomy” (60). Instead of experiencing the real emotions‚ they take drugs to wash away any negative feelings. In doing so‚ they once again are made ignorant to real life and real emotions‚ such as the feelings John’s village experiences. Lenina is the best example of soma’s
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BNW Chapter 4 Questions: 1) Where is Lenina when she tries to discuss the New Mexico trip with Bernard? Why is he embarrassed by the conversation? She is in the lift with all the men and Bernard is embarrassed because it is in public and in front of all the men. 2) What is the difference in the way Barnard and Lenina look at the warm blue sky when they reach the roof? What does it say about their respective character? 3) How does Barnard treat those lower status castes than himself? Why? 4)
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he didn’t have anyone to go to for questions so he had no choice but to turn to Shakespeare to explain his surroundings. John is a passionate human who uses Shakespeare as his emotional guide. For example‚ when he went to watch a movie with Lenina and he thought the film was horrible‚ “Five minutes later he was back in his room. From its hiding place he took out his mouse-nibbled
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frustrated that he cannot “enlighten” Lenina. Lenina‚ like everyone else in the World State Society‚ from birth‚ has been taught the “everyone belongs to everyone else” and that individuality is wrong. Bernard wishes that his society was more individual and that people did not have to “belong to everyone else”. By trying to make Lenina understand why “not [being] so completely a part of something else” (90) is important to him‚ in a way Bernard is trying to have Lenina abandon what she has been taught
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Prevalent Symbols in Brave New World and V for Vendetta Symbols are a prevalent technique used in the art of literature and movie making. Both Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and V for Vendetta directed by James McTeague use the symbolism to show their attention to detail and to add importance to the their work. For example‚ Soma is an intense drug used by the characters symbolizes immediate gratification throughout the novel. In a different media‚ V for Vendetta‚ the use of the letter "V" is
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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 not seek art‚ science or relationships. All of her material needs and wants are met. Nothing
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interpretation of the people and politics‚ as it is continuously shifting different viewpoints on this so called ‘Brave New World’. As the Director and Mustapha Mond explain to the boys how the World State works in an abstract way‚ the contrasting scenes of Lenina show what society is doing and emphasises the main philosophical issues within the novel‚ which include the interplay between sexuality and emotions and the role of history. The interplay between sexuality and emotions is complex. Huxley realised
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“The warm‚ the richly coloured‚ the infinitely friendly world of soma-holiday. How kind‚ how good-looking how delightfully amusing everyone was!”(huxley‚77). In the World State‚ Soma makes everything look better‚ and makes everyone feel better. Since Lenina‚ Henry‚ and Abby took Soma‚ they were instantly happy. The narrator says‚ “By this time the Soma had begun to work. Eyes shome cheeks were flushed‚ the inner light of universal benevolence broke out in every face in happy‚ friendly smiles.”(huxley
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fictional society‚ soma is prescribed to almost every single person. On Lenina and Bernards’ date‚ they had to meet the Warden and “when the Warden started booming‚ she [Lenina] had inconspicuously swallowed half a gramme of soma‚ with the result that she could now sit‚ serenely not listening‚ thinking of nothing at all‚ but with her large blue eyes fixed on the Warden’s face in an expression of rapt attention" (Huxley 47). Lenina had consciously taken a dose of soma because she had recognized that
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comes a different background and a different idea of freedom. Lenina is a beta in this society and she is the prime model of the society as a whole. She is promiscuous‚ materialistic and clearly understands‚ not to mention accepts‚ her position in this
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