Brave New World

Style of writing The style of writing that Huxley uses in the book Brave New World is precise taunting. The term taunting defines how Huxley holds back disclosure of the most crucial information from the writer. An example of the taunting style is visible where he does not disclose whether...

1. Define motif. Explain the significance of each motif: promiscuity, lack of family unit, drugs/ escapism, conditioning, worship of Ford, being an outcast, technology, caste system, cloning. Motif: any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story. Huxley’s use of promiscuity in brave new world helps show the breakdown...

“Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley has long been lauded as a controversial, but masterful work that analyzes the effects of implements and ideas such as technology and religion on society, as well as critiques of the way in which social norms develop and the means through which people live...

Aldus Huxley's “Brave New World” is a novel that focuses directly on the relationship between the individual and society, and that uses this relationship in order to pass judgement on both the society that he depicts and the contemporary social structures that inform it. At the same time, however, Huxley...

Within the modern world, there is a great emphasis by modern society on a number of traits that are commonly found within literary imaginings of totalitarian states. State control, surveillance, and cultural domination are all themes that are explored within both the Brave New World, and the Truman Show. While...

The role of literature is to shine a light on society in order to show what dangers may lie around the bend, and to demonstrate some of the blind spots that society might have. With this in mind, it is particularly important to understand the work of Aldous Huxley. In...

Like George Orwell’s dystopian classic, 1984, which came a decade later, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World traces the boundaries of dystopic science fiction and gives readers a look into a worrisome future. Brave New World follows the plight of the citizens of the World State, a futuristic society where human...

Globalization is a common theme in various aspects of modern life. Given the nature of global economics and the integration of technology allowing for a synergy of communication and information dispersal, the world is more connected than it has ever been. This is one of the primary elements of “Brave...