By Aldous Huxley 2540 AD WHAT WILL THE WORLD BE LIKE IN Published in 1932 Set in 2540 AD Humans are no longer born but rather manufactured in a factory People are created and sorted by rank ID: 331713
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Brave New World
By
Aldous
HuxleySlide2
2540 AD?
WHAT WILL THE WORLD BE LIKE INSlide3
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
Individuality and free thinking have been mostly abolished and people function according to their conditioningSlide4
Terms to Know
Hypnopædia
– the science of sleep teaching. This is one way humans are conditioned in Huxley’s world
Pneumatic – well-proportioned (female body)
Hatching – in the novel, the process by which humans are created (instead of born)
Soma – a legal, government provided mood altering drug
Malthusian belt – an accessory worn by women which holds contraceptives
Bokanovsky
process – a scientific process which allows a single egg to spawn up to 96 children and one ovary to produce thousands of childrenSlide5
What is the most important invention of the past 200 years?
Most Important Invention of the Past 200 YearsSlide6
Why the Model T?
Assembly line
Mass produced
Interchangeable parts
Efficient
and dependable
Affordable to middle class
Built for the multitudeSlide7
Alphas:
Wear grey; these are the intellectuals of society. Some examples of professions can be World Controllers (Alpha double Plus), Directors of Hatcheries, and Wardens. Bernard, a psychologist, is also an Alpha.
Who are our Alphas?Slide8
Betas:
Mulberry colored; these persons are somewhat intelligent and often work as mechanics.
Who are our Betas?Slide9
Gammas:
Wear green; often work as machine minders/manipulators, butlers, and other semi-thought-provoking jobs.
Who are our Gammas?Slide10
Deltas
Wear khaki, helicopter attendants, cold pressers, screw-cutters, package packers; are mass produced and have no individuality.
Who are our Deltas?Slide11
Epsilon
Wear black, can’t read or write, Sewage Workers, liftmen, foundry-workers, carriers, semi-morons.
Who are our Epsilons?Slide12
BONUS
For bonus points, on Monday, dress like one of the casts featured in
Brave New World
. People would have been dressed head to toe in whatever color indicated their rank. The more creative you are, the more bonus points you’ll earn.Slide13
“Epigraphs are like little appetizers to the great entrée of a story. They illuminate important aspects of the story, and they get us headed in the right direction.”
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Shmoop.comSlide14
Translation of the epigraph:
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Utopias seem to be much more achievable than we formerly believed them to be. Now we find ourselves presented with another alarming question: how do we prevent utopias from coming into existence? …Utopias are possible. Life tends towards the formation of utopias. Perhaps a new century will begin, a century in which intellectuals and the privileged will dream of ways to eliminate utopias and return to a non-
utopic
society less “perfect” and more free.”
– Nicholas
Berdiaeff
,
translated from the French by
ShmoopSlide15
COMMUNITY, IDENTITY, STABILITY
Go to
www.makeyourcoatofarms.com
Design a shield/coat of arms that would be displayed above important World State buildings (such as the hatchery)
Select any images or values that you feel the World State would choose to represent itself.
In some form, include the motto (“Community, Identity, Stability”)Slide16
When you finish your coat of arms, print it out and put your name on it.
This project can easily be completed in one class period.
Be insightful and considerate as you work.