PPT-Brave New World Set 3 Vocabulary

Fuse v to mix or join usually by melting Articulately adv speaking distinctly clearly expressing oneself Benevolence n kindness generosity charity Cajolery n flattery intended to persuade someone to do something. 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. 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 . 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