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 book‚ Brave New World‚ by Aldous Huxley. It is a dystopian novel so it is about a completely
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Journal for Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Cue (question‚ observation‚ initial reaction)+page Hatchery (2)—interesting diction/word choice fretsawyers (3)—embarrassing but I don’t know what this means. Look up later. . . . Henry Foster (8) Yuck! Reflection This usually refers to the place where chickens are bred‚ where their eggs are kept warm until it’s time to be born. Why apply it to humans? ***After reading the rest of this chapter‚ it seems Huxley is suggesting a world in which
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"The bogy of mass production seems a little overwrought " (233). Critics in recent times seem to enjoy this novel because Huxley shows us a utopia in the future that might be similar to ours. On July 1973‚ critic Bernard Bergonzi stated‚ "There is a gloomy fascination in seeing the ingenious horrors of Brave New World realized‚ not hundred of years into the future‚ as Huxley conservatively supposed‚ but here and now before our very eyes" (244). Even though some critics may not agree in the worth
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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a dystopian novel that shows the dangers of letting scientific progress take over society while also exemplifying the fear of many people that science and progress will eventually remove humanity’s individualism and free will‚ although individuals will remain and rise up to make a difference. This is Huxley’s most famous novel‚ and for the right reasons. Huxley demonstrates his ability to create a world not unlike one that could happen in real life. Many critics
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Differentiating Societies It is remarkable how differentiated works of literature can be so similar and yet so different‚ just by the way the authors choose to use select certain literary devices. Two different novels‚ Brave New World‚ by Aldous Huxley‚ and The Road‚ by Cormac McCarthy‚ display these characteristics because of the ways the authors institute such mechanisms. Brave New World describes a futuristic era where humans are genetically manufactured for a certain job predestined to them
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such a surreal picture. These attributes of society‚ which are generally the leading causes of discontent among its members‚ are more so the flaws an idealist would stray from in concocting such hypothesis for a more "perfect" world; not so for Aldous Huxley. In his novel‚ Brave New World‚ these ideals are the fine points of which his utopian world are built upon. Religion is non-existent and present simultaneously in the form of preconditioning and technology‚ social classes are used for defining
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individualism are a significant component of contemporary 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
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Literary Device Glossary Allusion: An implied or indirect reference to a person‚ event‚ or thing that has to do with another part of a text. Can be direct quotes or it can be indirect things that are implied. Most are from commonly known pieces of literature or history. Example: “but now he found that he committed himself to the following of a grail” The Great Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald. Function: In this example‚ Fitzgerald alludes to the Holy Grail. What this does is show how
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“Happiness At a Price” In the novel Brave New World‚ Aldous Huxley creates a dystopian setting that causes the future to appear frightening. The society becomes continuously more undesirable as the idea of scientific domination over people begins to configure. With a lack of individuality‚ memories‚ love‚ family‚ emotions and truth‚ the Brave New World’s ability to supply happiness is offered with a high price to pay. Children enter The Brave New World in large quantities after being created through
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Aldous Huxley novel Brave New World shows that in order for a society to achieve a state of stability‚ there has to be a sacrifice of individuality‚ emotions‚ and Mother Nature. The government carefully engineers these conditions‚ creating a society where people are living “happily”‚ but at great cost. In the World State‚ the importance of being an individual means nothing‚ and people are slowly dehumanized. Being an individual in the World State is seen as a negative trait‚ because they have a
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