Brave New World Paola Padilla By: Aldous Huxley Honors English 10 Genre: Science Fiction/ Dystopian August 30‚ 2013 Reading Response Journal “Stability‚” said the Controller‚ “stability. No civilization without social stability. No social stability without individual stability.” (Huxley‚ 42) We are reading the
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The Spanish‚ French and English explored America and left a lasting mark on the New World’s development. Different methods of colonization were used by the Spanish‚ French and English. The Spanish and English had similar ways of colonization‚ and the French had quite a different style. When he Spanish conquered the New World‚ they were the most wealthy and powerful of the three. The Spanish brought epidemic disease that depopulated areas over many years causing civilizations to collapse‚ along with
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climax of the novel is when John was too depressed to the point where he killed himself. He was not satisfied with his life. John represents an individual that doesn’t conform to society. He knew there was more to life than sex‚ and technology. The World State manipulated the population by telling them that Soma will fix any problem‚ and everything will be fine. John’s mother was addicted to this sex inducing drug and unfortunately overdosed weeks later (passed away). John was sadden by the fact that
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What is totalitarianism? Totalitarianism is a form of government in which the government completely reminisced one’s individuality and freedom. In Aldous Huxley’s novel‚ “Brave New World‚” totalitarianism is perfectly demonstrated in which humans are scientifically made and have no control over their desired purpose on earth. Totalitarianism is also seen in George Orwell’s novel‚ “1984‚” where the government has eyes on everything. This means there is no privacy what so ever. The uncontrolled power
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One may think that the society in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World is a gross representation of the future‚ but perhaps our society isn’t that much different. In his foreword to the novel Brave New World‚ Aldous Huxley envisioned this statement when he wrote: "To make them love it is the task assigned‚ in present-day totalitarian states‚ to ministries of propaganda...." Thus‚ through hypnopaedic teaching (brainwashing)‚ mandatory attendance to community gatherings‚ and the use of drugs to control
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In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley freedom comes in many different forms. For many in this story‚ freedom is an inconceivable idea. Each moment in their life has been conditioned from birth to the exact specifications made by the rulers to ensure total and complete complacent happiness. This book however shows almost every side to this society. It shows the side of the successful‚ unhappy or not; the abandoned‚ one loving and one hating society; and the people in between. For each character comes
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Brave New World or 1984? As far as it concerns the world we live in right now‚ Aldous Huxley’s dystopian vision is clearly dominating. There really is overall information overload due to the always developing technologies and their need to be adopted by us. And that is a result nobody can really bring to a stop. One possible action is still there as the previous generations didn’t have any information to base their understanding about technology and its influence. In a way‚ it might become possible
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words. “Wear the old coat and buy the new book.” Answer: “Wear the old coat and buy the new book” is a quote written by Austin Phelps. Which means knowledge is better than appearance. we should not spend our money only on to purchase new clothes but also on to buy books. Books can give someone intelligence and wisdom which is better than looks. Appearance can take a back seat when it comes to the corporate world. Education is something everyone can relate to. Education
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Brave New World‚ written by Aldous Huxley‚ a huge theme within deals with happiness. Soma‚ a drug used to create simultaneous happiness‚ is referred to numerous times throughout the
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individuals who show different characteristics or traits into separate races. From the beginning of European expansion and colonization‚ some questions had started to be raised about whether the indigenous people that were being discovered in the New World were actually human or not . Scientific racism focuses on different aspects such as anthropology or the study of humans and the different subdivisions of cultural‚ social‚
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