... social stability, and to give people something that they can feel apart of. The people were driven to this by singing songs like the First Solidarity Hymn, which began, "Ford, we are twelve oh, make us one." During this time, people were also consuming soma rations, which drugged them ... similar purpose. Just as people would chant "Hail Hitler" at these mass rallies, people in the novel would also chant their Ford's name during the Solidarity Services. These gatherings are also similar to the religious meetings that take place in our society. People come together and chant in different...

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... in the story, John is brought in and Bernard's character loses popularity. Nonetheless, the main desire of both protagonists is to achieve satisfaction in their lives through their love interests, solidarity, and their influence on society. Bernard pursues Lenina, and eventually so does John. The two characters both have more similarities to Lenina than any of the women in the World ... has slept with numerous men and John still values Christianity as he did at the reserve. When love is not prominent in both of their lives, Bernard and John choose solidarity. Bernard does not agree with...

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... their jobs and privileges are. Chapter Five: In chapter five, Huxley shows us how the World State controls the peoples lives by telling us how religion is replaced with the Solidarity Service and how Lenina is made to take contraceptive precautions specified by the regulations of the World State, which displays their control. Chapter Six: Huxley is continuing to show Bernard ... ...

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... know any better. Religion has also been "done for" in the World State. Ford and the symbol T have replaced God and the cross. Instead of Sunday church, members now attend solidarity services where morals and tradition are not learned, but rather faith is taught in the belief of hallucinations produced by soma. Soma has effectively replaced the belief in a higher being ... ...

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... . Brave New World is contrasted with our own modern society. In the earlier chapters Huxley exposes such ideas as family, moral and religious values and behavior in event like the solidarity service. The society of Brave New World or London is also contrasted with the savage reservation. Huxley shows the advantages of the Brave New World society in particular the advantages ... ...

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... only to find that he had committed suicide by hanging himself. John couldn't adapt to the Brave New World. He knew what the Brave New World lacked: the need for solidarity, singularity and religion. John could not live in the Savage Reservation nor acculturate to the Brave New World. He had no place, so he felt his only option to escape ... ...

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... a positive destination. We have the resources to combat world hunger and AIDS, and total eradication of these is now more reachable than ever before. Together, the world can stand in solidarity against the common enemies that plagued us in the past, but divided, viruses will wreck the motherboards and all humanity has built will come crashing down. ...

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... "T", which is similar to the cross, lacking the top portion. Another example of how religion is interwoven through the story line is found on page 70. Bernard attends his weekly solidarity service, during which a group gets together to chant and gratify "Ford". Specifically, they take part in some "rituals" that are very similar to what would take place in a church. For ... ...

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... the Brave New World, and simply enforces the uniform and carefully programmed actions of the population. Paradoxically, religion reduces the individuality of the nation. When Bernard has to attend the "Solidarity Service" as part of his community participation, his quest for identity is evident: "Feeling that it was time for him to do something, Bernard also jumped up and shouted: "I hear ... ...

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... to the discussion about sexuality on page 28 as well as on page 36/37. Huxley also makes use of some parodies and subtle irony. For example, when Bernard attends a solidarity service of the Fordian religion, it somehow culminates in a sexual orgy, but he doesn't feel the true rapture experienced by the other 11 members of his group. The Fordian religion ... ...

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