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    by John Wyndham published in 1955 and “Brave New World”‚ a novel by Aldous Huxley published in 1932. The story in “The Chrysalids” takes place thousands of years in the future in a rural society similar to our world before the invention of modern technology such as telephones‚ cars‚ etc. The people in the novel have vague memories of the "Old People"‚ a civilization which existed long ago and seems to be similar to our current technologically advanced world. The people in “The Chrysalids” practice

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    The Government’s Different Ways of Controlling People In both Brave New World and Anthem the underlying themes are very similar. The government controls every aspect of people’s lives‚ everyone is supposed to be perfectly happy with what role they are given‚ and the main character do not fit into what the government was deemed normal. While both books have these very similar traits‚ there are many differences as well; the way the government controls the people‚ as well as the form of government

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    society‚ however there are many parts of the world where these basic human rights are not granted. The lack of these basic rights are clearly demonstrated in the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare. The leaders of many societies are willing to sacrifice innocent lives in order for society to function according to their visions. Many leaders are willing to sacrifice the freedom of the people in order for society to run the way they want. Furthermore‚ even the

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    Childhood is a time in one’s life characterized by sweet simplicity‚ innocence‚ and playfulness. However‚ as society progressively shifts into a culture where values and morals are based on social media and pop culture‚ children are increasingly likely to face exposure to more mature and adult-like content. Proponents of exposing kids to sexuality at a young age claim that it allows them to be comfortable with their maturing bodies and not feel the shame that comes along with sexual experimentation

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    right” (Huxley‚ 155). John did not like the idea that his mother was was going to be in a long sleep caused by soma. Bernard shows strange behavior by not having a huge interest in ‘having women’. Bernard said to Lenina‚ “I didn’t want it to end with our going to bed...Not at once‚ not on the first day” (Huxley‚ 93). In this society‚ most men think about having women and move too fast‚ but from this one can infer that Bernard does not think like the other people‚ he likes to take this type of this seriously

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    the novels‚ Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury‚ and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley‚ the characters live in an seemingly utopian society. In Fahrenheit 451 people of the society are very robotic like and steers away from knowledge that gets people too emotional or think too much. It’s a very organized and demanding society where structure is key. Overall this society is technologically advanced but also thinks individuality is a sin.A Brave New World is also a very technological society based in the

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    Social Class Educational Structure in Brave New World Nathan Dominique West Forsyth High School 5/4/2015 Social Class Educational Structure in Brave New World Introduction Social stratification‚ or dividing people into classes‚ was and is still prevalent in society in many ways. In every form division acts as an inhibitor for what certain citizens can do‚ but it helps form a stable class structure as there is little mobility. Namely‚ stratification is most evident in the various realms

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    Brave New World If a person walked past twenty people‚ at least half of them would be using technological devices. People can send photos‚ papers and videos with the click of a button. These new scientific creations have been said to make life simpler for the common person. It is said that technology is the key to success and progress in a society but many argue that it is religion and faith instead. Which is true? What really leads to improvements? Is it technology‚ or does "technological process

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    Some things in Brave New World seem out of this world‚ but how much of it is coming into play now? Using in vitro to conceive a child has started to become popular throughout the past few years. Not as it did in the book‚ but a woman who can’t have children use in vitro and possibly a surrogate to carry their child for them. In Brave New World‚ they used the Hatchery and Conditioning Centre for in vitro. There were multiple test tubes in the incubators that would start off all the people they would

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    Literature frequently tries to depict what a perfect world would be like. A world without war‚ without class‚ without major problems. As utopian as this idea seems‚ it more times than not depicts that of a dystopian society. Peace can only be achieved by suppressing the oppressed‚ class can only be disavowed through false ideals‚ and major problems can only be removed by creating new ones. Both George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World express these themes. Both novels deal with a

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