The book I read was Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. ... Bernard gets permission to take back John and Linda to the world state. ... I think the theme of this book is that a genuine, free life requires pain and sadness. ... I chose this excerpt because I think it says a lot about the theme. ... Also I thought the book had a good theme and you could relate it to society now. ...
The old world was wonderful and full of deep thoughts. Petrarch's letter was mainly an extension of man's view of the world. ... The common theme running through both of these stories is through guidance of love and reason, purification of one's soul is achieved. ... I believe that these men looked at their experiences in very different ways and suffered in that process of being brave. These men really made it that much easier for us and all the generations ahead to be just as them brave. ...
In the book Brave New World, Aldous Huxley creates two distinct societies: the Savages and the Fordians. ... For example the old men in the pueblo tell stories of how the world began. ... Aldous Huxley's Brave New World was published in 1946. ... Being an outcast, Bernard would see the world differently. ... It is essential to the theme that it be placed in the future because of the advancement in technology and science. ...
