Brave New World In the novel one of the main characters, John the Savage, is introduced into what he describes as a Brave New World. ... He has many interpretations of the Brave New World which cause him to take his own life. Although the Brave New World is thought by its inhabitants to be a utopia, it is actually a loveless and sinister place where happiness is solely derived from mass produced goods, promiscuous sex, "the feelies", and soma- a pleasure drug, and everyone is, as Lenina says, "happy now". ... This is an example of John's interpretation and reaction to the Brave New Wo...

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The novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley centers around the unattainable idea of a utopia; however, the society described better reflects a dystopia and was written to convey a warning message to the readers in 1932 and future audiences. The World State, the functional society in Brave New World, seems Utopian in theory, but its overarching plan for moral, social, and cultural improvement actually results in dystopian themes such as loss of individuality and brainwashing. ... However, The Controllers have found ways around this consisting of personality conditioning, drugs called Soma, di...

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Aldous Huxley illustrates this type of lifestyle in the novel, Brave New World. ... There are many things that make up the Brave New World, however there are more things missing from the "happy" and "fun-filled" world. ... Brave New World eliminates strong emotions like parenting and friendship. ... Love, a strong emotion of life, has absolutely no meaning in the Brave New World except for sex. ... Along with individuality comes freedom, and freedom in the Brave New World is very limited. ...

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The book I read was Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. ... He is brought back to the civilized world by Bernard to embarrass the director. ... Bernard gets permission to take back John and Linda to the world state. ... The world controller tells them that Bernard and Helmholtz will be exiled. ... Soon reporters start coming and then people start coming after the feely. ...

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The use of technology to control society in Brave New World warns of the dangers of giving the state control over new and powerful technologies. ... Soma is a third example of the kind of medical, biological, and psychological technologies that Brave New World criticizes most sharply. ... The government of Brave New World retains control by making its citizens so happy and superficially fulfilled that they don't care about their personal freedom. In Brave New World the consequences of state control are a loss of dignity, morals, values, and emotions "in short, a loss of humanity. Bu...

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A challenge that concerns me about the future of our world is the amount of time dedicated to working in an effort to satisfy the growing demands of society. ... They find themselves buying the brand names in clothing, computers, and accessories adding this to their student fees and book costs. ... Values are hurt during this process, women buying see through shirts or low cut jeans exposing more of their midriffs, just to have the new styles. ... The world vision of hope I have is very similar to the I.S conference. ... I couldn't see myself not wearing brand name clothes or driving my n...

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Her immense strength and faith made her a hero to all Australians and the world, with her beatification in January 1995. ... The school was a success, and parents could pay fees if they could afford it. ... She decided to become the 1st member of a new religious order called the sisters of St. ... She was brave and fearless, quietening her rivals and defying expectations as she continued her work through illness. ... Bibliography Loh, Morag and Fabian, Susan: The Changemakers Published by Jacaranda Press 1983 Various authors: World Book encyclopaedia World Book Press 1986 ...

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