PPT-Brave New World Set 2 Vocabulary

Apertures n openings holes or gaps Rudimentary adj involving or limited to basic principles Patronizing v treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority Rigorously . Themes in the novel. Real freedom is the freedom to think one’s own thoughts.. When comfort and convenience take the place of genuine thoughts and emotions, a person is no longer fully human. .. Themes. Seminar. Toward the end of the book, the Controller Mustapha . Mond. sums up the benefits of living in the . brave . new . world: . “The world’s stable now. People are happy; they get what they want, and they never want what they can’t get.” . by Aldous Huxley. Pre-Reading Guide. “O wonder!. How many goodly creatures are there here!. How . beautious. mankind is!. O . brave new world. That has such people . in’t. !”. . -- . William Shakespeare, . by Aldous Huxley. Pre-Reading Guide. “O wonder!. How many goodly creatures are there here!. How . beautious. mankind is!. O . brave new world. That has such people . in’t. !”. . -- . William Shakespeare, . Notes on Imperialism. Imperialism~Its. Definitions. “Acquisition by a government of other governments or territories, or of economic or cultural power over other nations or territories, often by force. Colonialism is a form of imperialism” (. Level F Unit 7. austere. (adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor. SYN: forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned, subdued. ANT: mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant. By . Aldous. Huxley. Introduction Lecture. Genre: Dystopia. Utopia: . an ideal society possessing a perfect social and political system. Dystopia. : . a society where the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror. By . Aldous. Huxley. Introduction Lecture. Genre: Dystopia. Utopia: . an ideal society possessing a perfect social and political system. Dystopia. : . a society where the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror. David . Rowlands. & Robbie . Cottom. Soma vs. Modern . D. rugs. Huxley was a known advocator of recreational drug use and some of his visions in Brave New World have seemingly become a part of reality.. think we should pay attention to?. What do you call a cow that doesn’t give milk?. Bastinado – to torture by beating on the soles of the feet with a stick. .. Goals – Start thinking of a big idea that you find the most interesting from Brave New World.. What is the very first indication that . Brave New World . is a futuristic novel?. Reread . the first paragraph on the first page . of . the novel. 6. . In what way is Huxley's presentation of the Director satirical?. Pre-Reading Guide. “O wonder!. How many goodly creatures are there here!. How . beautious. mankind is!. O . brave new world. That has such people . in’t. !”. . -- . William Shakespeare, . The Tempest . an i. ntroduction to the novel, . satire, and dystopian literature. 1. Author: . Aldous Huxley, 1894 - 1963. Genre(s): . Dystopian fiction, satire. Relevance. : deals with . propaganda. , censorship, conformity, genetic engineering, social conditioning, and . Vocabulary Unit 7 Level F (adj.) stern , plain , ascetic, subdued Austere (adj.) humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable Beneficent (adj.) pale, gaunt, corpselike Cadaverous (v.) to devise, invent, fabricate