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    Fantasies In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World the actions of the conditioned characters in the novel serve to prove that the Brave New World itself would never attain it’s goal of happiness. Within the first introduced “Utopian” society‚ there were various forms of conditioning (and lack there of). This caused a disturbance within the society itself‚ albeit it was a minor disturbance initially‚ later it grew into a bigger problem that caused a riff in the mechanical order of the civilization. Outside

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    Soma is seen in the Brave New World as the drug that can cure all negative feelings. Its effects are almost immediate with no known side effects. The drug is used actively in the book and is referenced to the conditioning all children are subjected to after decanting. Lenina is one of the major users of the drug‚ enjoying its effects of having no feelings and never having to experience the negativity of normal life. Bernard‚ however‚ refused it wanting to feel something making him “odd” in Lenina’s

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    Modern Society is Copying a Fictional One “A cultural shift is not always an ideological one - or at least not always the one you imagine. Our norms are always evolving.” says David Harsanyi. As time goes by‚ everyday habits are altered to match current events and society. Neil Postman makes a point in Amusing Ourselves to Death by stating that modern society is becoming like Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and not like George Orwell’s 1984. Postman includes many factors in his argument like the

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    Utopia/Dystopia Paper There are many different definitions for Utopia and Dystopia and I picked out what I thought were the best ones. A Utopia is an ideally perfect place‚ especially in it’s social‚ political and moral aspects. A dystopia is an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad‚ typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one. Utopias always turn into Dystopias because there will always be someone unhappy. Oceania and Scientology are both allusions of utopian

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    In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World‚ a society is presented in which every aspect of life is tightly controlled and humans are more like lifeless machines. However‚ in this attempt at a utopian society‚ glimmers of humanity are shown through several characters in the novel. Though the characters surrounding the central action are male‚ two very important women are also portrayed. These two woman are used to not only dispute the sexism demonstrated by men‚ but also in response to the women’s rights

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    Mankind is no Island. The message in the film is questioning love. This film is saying that these two cities‚ new York and Sydney‚ are famous‚ loved cities. But it is asking‚ what is it that people love? Is it the people or the place? Because there are people suffering everywhere in these cities and people notice them‚ but turn a blind eye. Theis films shows tat everyone is their equal and that they should be helped and cared for‚ just like everyone else. Throughout the film there is extreme

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    A Different World; A Different Person All forms of art have greatly influenced my life and have had an enormous effect on me as a person. Throughout high school‚ of all the great works of literature‚ poetry‚ and other types of art that have given me a feeling of joy‚ my senior year I discovered one piece of literature that stands out and opens my eyes to the world around me. Art‚ literature and music not only intrigue and inspire me‚ but also despite all of the thought provoking choices at hand

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    Reader Response-Brave New World             Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World” is set in the year 632 A.F. (After Ford‚ who is the god of this New World they are living in). The novel opens to a tour students are receiving from Tomakin‚ the director of the hatcheries‚ where they condition and regulate all new humans born‚ and predetermine their roles in society. Henry Foster and Lenina Crowne are introduced to us as a couple that has been dating for awhile‚ but Bernard Marx‚ also introduced in the

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    1. After Bernard brings John the Savage back to Utopian London‚ how does Bernard’s life change? After Bernard brings John to London‚ Bernard becomes famous and popular. He was called the discoverer of the Savage. Also‚ from being the Savage’s guardian‚ he was treated better and became more popular to the girls of Utopian London. 2. What is John the Savage’s reaction to Utopian London? (3 things and 3 quotes When John first got to Utopian London‚ he was disturbed of the way people are cloned in

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    Conforming to Society Often individuals choose to conform to society‚ rather than pursue personal desires because it is often easier to follow the path others have made already‚ rather than create a new one. In the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley‚ this conflict is explored. Huxley starts the story by introducing Bernard Marx‚ the protagonist of the story‚ who is unhappy with himself‚ because of the way he interacts with other members of society. As the story progresses‚ the author

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