PPT-Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

PreReading Guide O wonder How many goodly creatures are there here How beautious mankind is O brave new world That has such people int William Shakespeare The Tempest . Our notions of the future have something of that significance which Freud attributes to our dreams And not our notions of the future only our notions of the past as well For if prophecy is an expression of our contemporary fears and wishes so too to Read the passage considering Postmans assertion that Huxleys vision is more relevant today than in Orwells Foreword from Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman We were keeping our eyes on 1984 When the year came and the prophecy didnt thoughtfu －57－ 1. Introduction Aldous Huxley, celebrated novelist, essayist and travel writer, visited Japan in the April of 1926. It was only “a �ying visit” on an exte 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. Group:. Mr. Ritter, Mr. Ritter, & Mr. Ritter. Aldous Huxley was born in 1894 in England. At a young age he got very sick which led to near-blindness which he struggled with his entire life.. 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” (. 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 Olly, Luke, Ben and Kieran. Removing/Controlling Emotions. Loss of Humanity. Loss of Intimacy. Loss of Morality. Loss of Individuality – . N. o meaning behind creation. The use of Soma encourages solely positive emotions that allow the user to escape reality and subsequently their problems. 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?. Huxley. Introduction Lecture.  . What . does the “perfect” or “ideal” society look like? How does it function?. “O wonder!. How many goodly creatures are there here! . How beauteous mankind is! O, brave new world. In your groups, write 2 higher-order discussion questions for the novel on the notecards provided.. Your questions should be synthetic (. synthesize . multiple ideas), . open-ended (no “correct answer”), and above application on Bloom’s taxonomy.. CLASS : B.A. ( ENGLISH HONS.) FINAL YEAR . PAPER : MODERN BRITISH LITERATURE . UNIT : BRAVE NEW WORLD BY ALDOUS HUXLEY . PRESENTED BY. PREETI PAL.