Brave New World Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and George Orwells's Nineteen Eighty-four are the most influential futuristic novels of the 20th century (Firchow 83). ... In his forward to the 1946 edition of Brave New World, Mr. ... This love of servitude is the stability of Brave New World. ... The essay Brave New World Revisited was written by Aldous Huxley in 1958- twenty- seven years after the publication of Brave New World. ... In Brave New World Revisited he describes himself as less optimistic than he was when writing Brave New World in 1931. ...

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In Huxley's Brave New World and Orwell's 1984, the authors portray a controlling government in order to exemplify the theme of the sacrifice of freedom in order to achieve a stable society. ... In Brave New World, Aldous Huxley explores this social conditioning in the opening chapters. ... Personal choices and emotions are a sacrifice for the stability of the brave new world. ... In Brave New World, Huxley uses the analogy of an iceberg. ... This pyramid parallels the iceberg system in the brave new world. ...

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In the novel Brave New World and the short story The Lottery, we see that masses follow currents that are not based on real needs or a good logic, but ones that are based on traditions. ... In BNW, this is brought to us by a reflected image of our reality through an utopia world. ... It is quite the same in Brave New World. ... On this level, there is a difference with Brave New World because the life of each individual living in the utopia is totally meaningless. ... From these observations, we can conclude that Brave New World and The Lottery have a common theme: the blindness of the mass. ...

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In the novel entitled Brave New World by Aldous Huxley one of the main themes is the inability of science to shut down or eliminate deep-seated human needs. ... These three characters stand out in the novel due to the fact that they do not quite fit in with the ordinariness which is the Brave New World. ... Prompted by ulterior motives, he is instrumental in transporting the Savage and Linda to the new world. ... He feels that there is more to life than the life that exists within the Brave New World. ... She gets lost on a visit to a reservation with the D.H.C. and is stranded there until Ma...

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This scenario replicates the World State. The novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley centers around the unattainable idea of a utopia; however, the society described better reflects a dystopia and was written to convey a warning message to the readers in 1932 and future audiences. The World State, the functional society in Brave New World, seems Utopian in theory, but its overarching plan for moral, social, and cultural improvement actually results in dystopian themes such as loss of individuality and brainwashing. ... This is shown by the fresh, outside perspective of John the savage when ...

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Aldous Huxley chooses to include references to the literary works of Shakespeare many places in his novel Brave New World. ... "O brave new world O brave new world that has such people in it ,"" (139) John cries out in excitement at the thought of leaving the reservation. ... He cries out to the people with Miranda's mantra echoing in his mind "O brave new world how beauteous mankind is!... Love, death, family, and passion are major themes in his plays, every one of these removed from the minds of the World State citizens. ... Pointed out by John as he journeys through his three conno...

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MacLeod1 Brave New World Literary Essay Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is a futuristic story of a dystopian society that has rid itself of instability through science and politics, as well as the sacrifice of certain cultural values. ... The theme of progress is one fundamental basis of the new culture. ... MacLeod5 The religious theme is formed through the comparison of the character John's civilization and the brave new world. ... The secularism of the new world is depicted contemptuously. ... The new world is based on a utopian philosophy. ...

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The world in Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" has one goal: technological progress. ... The most prevalent themes in Brave New World are centered around the industrial and economic systems in novel, and how technology has brought the advancements of these themes to fruition. ... This transition -as Postman puts it the transition of a Technocracy to a Technopoly- is the transition that has taken place in Brave New World. ... "Technopoly eliminates alternatives to itself in precisely the way Aldous Huxley outlines in Brave New World. ... "The citizens of a technocracy knew that science and...

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Art, literature and music not only intrigue and inspire me, but also despite all of the thought provoking choices at hand, Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, has had the greatest affect on my opinion of the world. ... After reading Brave New World, I was not only rudely awakened by the lifestyles of this race, but also shown what is truly important. With cloning being one of the new discoveries in today's society, I can see how mankind could become a sea of walking machines, easily compared to those in Brave New World. ... In reading Brave New World, I have come to realize the signific...

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Throughout Brave New World, the author, Alduous Huxley, demonstrates the theme of technology being used to replace humanity. ... The first symbol demonstrating the theme is the mind altering Soma. ... Another symbol illustrating the theme is the fertilization process. ... (Pg 90) The visionary behind the assembly line has become the new Jesus. ... One theme Alduous Huxley displays in Brave New World is Technology replacing humanity. ...

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Brave New World is an apocalyptic novel, which attempts to predict and define the future. Although it predicts somewhat of an unrealistic world, in some ways it correctly portrays the modern society. ... The characters stay youthful The recent craze for the "forever young" has captured the world. ... Another prevalent theme in the novel is easy expectancy. ... In modernity, the society does need to avoid the tragic ending of the Brave New World "s prediction. ...

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In both "Brave New World," by Aldous Huxley and "Anthem," by Ayn Rand, it is continually shown how the futuristic absolute authoritarian societies are corrupted. ... John the Savage, the protagonist in "Brave New World," is a character that doesn't fit in right from the beginning. ... The society pictured in "Brave New World" is simply an extreme exaggeration of our society today. ... Much like our own society, the society in Brave New World is based on consumerism, and it prospers due to its people continually buying and discovering new products. ... Both "Brave New World" and "Anthem" a...

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Bernard becomes popular because of John Savage, who fascinates the inhabitants of Brave New World. ... She illustrates the ideal woman in Brave New World. ... He has grown up ouside Brave New World in a Reservation. John the Savage is an outsider both on the Reservation - where the ignorant natives still practise marriage, natural birth, family life and religion - and the civilised Brave New World. ... He is an intelligent and intellectual defender of Brave New Worlds princibles: Community, Identity, Stability. ...

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The book I read was Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. ... Bernard gets permission to take back John and Linda to the world state. ... I think the theme of this book is that a genuine, free life requires pain and sadness. ... I chose this excerpt because I think it says a lot about the theme. ... Also I thought the book had a good theme and you could relate it to society now. ...

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We have an underlying theme of specific behaviorism's which we all adopt to and practice and pride ourselves upon. ... Commonplace scenario of one of the many families in the world. ... Enter "Brave New World", where all aspects of current day human qualities have basically become extinct. ... -Innocence has been completely lost; a nice new twist has been given to "Kiss and Catch" on the youth of society. ... In hindsight, this all much better than what makes a warrior in the society of Brave New World, where a warrior is determined by the amount of amino acids in his test tube pr...

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Another theme was Light vs. ... Other examples of light include, "the world's candle lit," and "earth's lamp light." ... Savagery is another theme. "Then Hrothgar's men gave places to the Geats, yielded benches to the brave visitors." ... It has been passed down, generation to generation, finding new life with each passing. ...

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According to my reading of dystopian literatures, there are many themes that can be used to demonstrate a change in one's perspective of the world. ... " This quote supports the statement that themes can change the way someone might view the world. ... In "Brave new world" by Aldous Huxley, they had no interest in history. ... In "Brave new world" babies formed in an artificial womb and members of society were not limited for sex, they were encouraged. ... Characters in "1984" and "brave new world" may have a different way of viewing the world...

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The novels "Brave New World", "Fahrenheit 451" and "Lord of the Flies" all share this desire by people. ... "Brave New World" is about a Utopia, an ideal state, a bad ideal state. ... Most are expressed as fundamental principles of the Utopia, the brave new world. ... John's mother, Linda, became pregnant accidentally, a very unusual event in the brave new world. ... His beliefs contradict those of the brave new world, as he shows in his struggle over sex with Lenina and his fight with the system after his mother dies. ...

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The use of technology to control society in Brave New World warns of the dangers of giving the state control over new and powerful technologies. ... Soma is a third example of the kind of medical, biological, and psychological technologies that Brave New World criticizes most sharply. ... The government of Brave New World retains control by making its citizens so happy and superficially fulfilled that they don't care about their personal freedom. In Brave New World the consequences of state control are a loss of dignity, morals, values, and emotions "in short, a loss of humanity. Bu...

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A dream world, a virtual reality named the Matrix. ... Yes, you could very well be living in a dream world. ... Like advanced apes (Planet of the Apes), upper class humans (George Orwell's 1984, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World) or maybe artificially intelligent robots (The Matrix and Terminator Series). ... Is it because the end of the world feels so close to home? ... Back to that dream world, the one that you could be living in. ...

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Satire in Brave New World is very evident. ... The language of Brave New World is such that it portrays a world where man has overrun nature. ... Brave New World the novel uses contrast to further highlight its message and themes. Brave New World is contrasted with our own modern society. ... The society of Brave New World or London is also contrasted with the savage reservation. ...

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Vaughan, speaks on John Smith, his attributions to the New World, and the struggles the New World had. After several brave encounters, John Smith gained recognition from Bartholomew Gosnold. ... Readers are able to see that without Smith leaving there would be no intention to make the New World better. This broadly shows how Captain John Smith impacted the New World. ... It is here the author is restating that Smith was the reason for colonization of the New World. ...

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Through Ellie's brave actions and change in personality, we learn that she is another character that is forced to change and adapt in order to survive. ... The dramatic change in the environment has not only caused Homer to become a brave leader and a, 'role model,' for the other teenagers, but has also softened him up a little. ... The town of Wirawee clearly demonstrates the themes of change and adaptation in TWTWB. ... The townspeople's, 'lives had always been so unaffected by the outside world,' and they believed that, 'wars only occurred in other pla...

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Brave Orchid's use of talk stories has an immense affect on her daughter. ... Another influential story, used by Brave Orchid, revolves around the use of ghosts. ... This fear is the central theme of the ghost story. ... Once upon a time the world was so thick with ghosts, I could hardly breathe; I could hardly walk (Kingston 97). ... In addition, it represented the ability to survive in a world of her own choosing. ...

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Strictly Ballroom is the near perfect representation of human nature, with the main theme being individuality versus conformity'. ... The image is created through exploration of the characters and theme in the text. ... This conveys the quotation as they were not brave enough to try the new steps therefore not succeeding in the competition or in life. ... However, there is an exaggerated fear, and many exaggerated comments on 'new steps'. ... Scott failed to conform and thus became an individual, in a world of conformity, and he challenged that world. ...

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