The main purpose of the Solidarity Service was to promote social stability, and to give people something that they can feel apart of. The people were driven to this by singing songs like the First Solidarity Hymn, which began, "Ford, we are twelve oh, make us one." ... Just as people would chant "Hail Hitler" at these mass rallies, people in the novel would also chant their Ford's name during the Solidarity Services. ... To people in our society, this solidarity service may seem odd and even obscene, but is it really all that different from our own gatherings? Even within our own society,...

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• Grade Level: High School

Nonetheless, the main desire of both protagonists is to achieve satisfaction in their lives through their love interests, solidarity, and their influence on society. ... When love is not prominent in both of their lives, Bernard and John choose solidarity. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

For example, when Bernard attends a solidarity service of the Fordian religion, it somehow culminates in a sexual orgy, but he doesn't feel the true rapture experienced by the other 11 members of his group. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"O brave new world that has such people in it. Let's start at once." John said these words as he entered the helicopter that would take him out of the Savage Reservation. John repeats this quote many times throughout the novel. In this first instance John says this almost jokingly and light-hear...

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• Grade Level: High School

How does Huxley and Scott use style to show the importance of humanity's relationship with the natural world? The literary text "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley and the film "Blade Runner" the Director's cut by Ridley Scott both use style to show the lack of importance present in both worlds an...

• Word Count: 1991
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate