PPT-Brave New World

Seminar Toward the end of the book the Controller Mustapha Mond sums up the benefits of living in the brave new world The worlds stable now People are happy they get what they want and they never want what they cant get . 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. 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” (. Be BRAVE. Get help. Call the BRAVE line Condential anti-bullying hotline for students 212.709.3222 Text: BRAVE to 43961 Chat: www.uft.org/BRAVE facebook.com/beB RAVE BRAVE Monday – Friday 2:30 By . Aldous. Huxley. 2540 AD?. WHAT WILL THE WORLD BE LIKE IN. Published in 1932. Set in 2540 A.D.. Humans are no longer born, but rather manufactured in a factory. People are created and sorted by rank. 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. 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 (. 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.. 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 . 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.