A Brave New World Quote Analysis

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Linda and Lenina are two characters from Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World that stand out and challenge the assumptions of the dystopian world in which they live. Before going any further its only right that introduce the society that is presented to us in the text. The Brave New World is a society whereby hypnopaedic education is one of the key tools that is used by the government to control its populace. Characters from this world are created in labs and through in-vitro manipulation the fetuses are uniquely well suited for the various tasks intended for them. Furthermore they are subjected to conditioning throughout their lives in order to stupefy them and keep them satisfied and happy within their specific castes ranging from an intelligent managerial class down to a group of stupid individuals who perform menial work. The individuals of this world are stripped of their emotions and encouraged to live by the quote that everyone belongs to everyone else. Basically Huxley presents us with a society in which the inhabitants’ every action has been learnt and etched into their memory. But what happens when individuals, through their actions, break away from the system that has been imposed on them? Do they perhaps qualify as misfits? Through the various ways I shall work on in my …show more content…

Lenina Crowne is a character who when first introduces to by the writer he makes sure to comment on her beauty, ‘ She was uncommonly pretty’ (page 13, chapter 1). It later comes to our attention that she was the most wanted of all the men , ‘Oh she’s a splendid girl. Wonderfully pneumatic. I’m surprised you haven’t had her.” She is later the character that rebels from this

Brave New World Rhetorical Analysis
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The tone during the whole plot of in Brave New World changes when advancing throughout the plot, but it often contains a dark and satiric aspect. Since the novel was originally planned to be written as a satire, the tone is ironic and sarcastic. Huxley's sarcastic tone is most noticeable in the conversations between characters. For instance, when the director was educating the students about the past history, he states that "most facts about the past do sound incredible (Huxley 45)." Through the exaggeration of words in the statement of the director, Huxley's sarcastic tone obviously is portrayed. As a result of this, the satirical tone puts the mood to be carefree.
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Lenina and Linda: Character Foils
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In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, Lenina and Linda are character foils of one another. Huxley foils these characters in order to show the differences not only between their characters, but also to show the difference in the societies that which they are accustomed to. Lenina and Linda were complete strangers and had never met; however, they share many similarities while remaining different.
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A Brave New World Quote Analysis
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How does one achieve happiness? Money? Love? Being oneself? Brave New World consists of only 3 different ways to achieve happiness. Each character of the brave new world will have his or her different opinion of the right way to achieve happiness. In his novel Brave New World, Aldous Huxley explains many people achieve happiness through the World State’s motto – “community, identity, stability”, soma, and conditioning.
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Brave New World Soma Quotes
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There are drugs that do not require injections or ingesting, examples of those drugs are the Television and the Internet. In Huxley’s book, Brave New World, which takes place in what is supposed to be a utopian society, describes a certain substance that the main characters regularly used, Soma, throughout the story. The substance is "All the advantages of Christianity and alcohol; none of their defects"(Huxley 37), which puts away anger and creates the feeling of content. Television was mentioned in the book as “a thoroughly pleasant atmosphere” (135) and sometimes had scenes where a running Television was used as a condiment for Soma. Huxley believed the Television shared similar effects of Soma. If we look at our society today, he may have predicted the Television at its prime. How we see Soma in Brave New World is similar to our Television today because Soma is abundant, part of people’s lives, and provides the feelings of pleasure.
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Hypnoaedic Values In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World
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Within the book, Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, the author critiques his society in a way that can be seen throughout events in the book. Aldous specifically analyzes the idea of an individual throughout the book from hypnoaedic lessons, the adventure through the reserves idea of an individual, and mindless happiness to along with the frustrations of John the Savage. To begin with hypnoaedic lessons, young children are taught the values of society while sleeping. One of the main lessons taught throughout the hypnoaedic refers to the identity as useless, and the society as the most important figure. Within the rising action of the plot, Lenina and Bernard view the society of the reservation as having quite a few differences when referring
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1984 vs. Brave New World
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I will now compare Lenina Crowne to Julia. Lenina Crowne is a girl who would be described as voluptuous or the majority of the Utopian society in which she lives call her pneumatic.
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A Brave New World Analysis
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Human beings have a tendency to avoid problems and suffering in their lives, searching for the “perfect world” in which every individual may constantly feel happy. However, is this “perfection” ascertainable by any individual or mankind as a whole? In Brave New World, Aldous Huxley offers his ideas and interpretations of a utopian society in which each person has the ability to always be happy. In Huxley’s vision, pain and suffering are completely avoidable through the use of a drug called soma. Soma functions as an opiate, allowing its consumers to escape all of life’s hardships almost instantaneously by entering into “another world.” People of the World State heavily depend on soma to live their daily lives each day without
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Morality In Brave New World
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The moral dilemma of monogamy would be the bane of Brave New World itself. If the people of Brave New World found out about religion the people would learn the moral dilemma of “every one belongs to everyone else”(Huxley 31). Lenina Crowne is a perfect example of someone whom was conditioned, but does not fit into the social norms of Brave New World. Furthermore, religion would only strengthen Lenina’s tendencies of having one man for a long period of time. In
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A Brave New World
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In this world where people can acquire anything they need or want, we have to wonder, “Is the government controlling us?” Both the governments in A Brave New World and in the United States of America offer birth control pills and have abortion clinics that are available for everyone, thus making birth control pills and abortion operations very easy to acquire. Although both governments offer birth control pills and abortion clinics, A Brave New World’s government requires everyone to take the pills and immediately get an abortion when pregnant. This in turn shows us that A Brave New World’s government is controlling the population and the development of children. China is one of the few countries that currently have control of the development of children. In controlling the development of its children, China is also controlling the population levels. In any country, controlling the amount of children a single family can have can dramatically decrease the population levels. Just by having birth control pills and abortion clinics there for anybody to take advantage of shows that the involvement of either government is already too high.
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Brave new world essay
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Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World illustrates a colorful, fantastic universe of sex and emotion, programming and fascism that has a powerful draw in a happy handicap. This reality pause button is called “Soma”. “Take a holiday from reality whenever you like, and come back without so much as a headache or a mythology.” ( Huxley 54 ).
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Character Foils - Lenina and Linda
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Lenina and Linda are both shown as Beta females who come from the civilized world. Even though Huxley does not clearly state that Lenina is from a upper class within society; however the text strongly suggests her to be a Beta through dialogue and association presented with other characters, and her specific thoughts and actions. Having a background and childhood in ‘The Other Place’, both women support the idea of conditioning from heart. Despite sharing a common interest in obsessing over materialistic possessions, such as jewellery, clothing, outer appearances and body fragrances; they also share an interest in p...
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Irony in "Brave New World"
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In the first couple of chapters, Lenina, a young woman, is introduced. When we first meet her, we learn that she has been seeing a guy, Henry, for the past 4 months. The reader can assume that this is normal, since the same happens in our everyday lives, but we soon discover that this is abnormal. In the new world, a regulation is set that men and woman cannot be in committed relationships, but are supposed to have sex with as many men or woman possible. The fact that she is not promiscuous enough can get her into trouble. “And you know how strongly the D. H. C. objects to anything intense or long-drawn… why, he’d be furious if he knew…” (Huxley, 41) As the story progresses, however, she becomes an example of new world regulations, admitting that she had sex with many men. “She was a popular girl and, at one time or another, had spent a night with almost all of them.” (Huxley, 57) Old world r...
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Who Is Lenina Alienated In Brave New World
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Brave New World Essay Mary-Margaret West For one to experience such a rift as to be exiled from their intellectual or physical home it is often assumed to result in mental destruction and constant alienation. It can be terrifying to have a part of you forced to be repressed, or possibly clarifying. As for Lenina in Brave New World, despite the alienation by her peers, her intellectual exilation actually enriched and provided for her an enlightened view of the world and of love. Lenina Crowne is a young woman living in the future dystopian society of The Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre.
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Gender Roles In Brave New World
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In his novel, women did not represent any authority in contrast with men. A “Brave New World” depicted women in a typical role in which men have a lot of women around them. In the Utopia that Huxley described, women are victims of discrimination because of their physicals appearance. It follows into the pattern of today’s society, like sexist stereotypes and women 's body image. Sexism in the novel is very visible. Men only valued women for their appearance, rather than for their intelligence. Huxley developed and gave more importance to male characters than to female characters. Female characters were undervalued by the author. Huxley changed many aspects of the female experience. Although Lenina did something as amazing as falling in love, it was not permitted in Utopia. The author should have developed Lenina as a stronger and more courageous
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A Brave New World: A Short Story
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Ever since I was created, I have been mining here at Sector C-88 for coal. Sector C-88 is a monumental quarry with up to ten-thousand workers in a 10-kilometer by 15-kilometer area. Surrounding the massive quarry is an extensive network of processing and extracting factories and centers. Beyond that is, well, I don’t know. It’s just called the Beyond here, and it’s said to have something called “society”, but there’s probably nothing interesting like coal or anything. I looked up at the polluted beige sky and observed the curious shapes from the factory smokes. What could be above the smog? Infinite emptiness? I wondered. Suddenly, a familiar voice broke my course of thoughts.
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