When reading Brave New World I thought it would be very similar to The Giver. The typical utopia turned dystopia. When I began reading I realized complex character relations and internal conflict that the characters faced. John, the only character and person in the World State that has a mother, uses Shakespeare to help him …
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A similar view on Brave New World
The Conversation writes about the controversies of Soma, a drug in Brave New World, and how it is affecting its characters. The article compares how babies are treated in the novel, to how advertising can affect young children. Advertising has always targeted the younger generations. This is the point I agree with the most from …
We’re living in a Brave New World
In Brave New World, Huxley’s motive for writing the novel is to warn society of their addictions and dependencies. The magnification of the helpless masses shows Huxley’s concern for people that have little say in their society. It is a society that is taught to never want what they can’t have, to never have emotion, …
Looking at a world with Marxism
If you’re not familiar with Marxism, the simple definition would be social classes create conflict. This idea was portrayed through his Communist Manifesto. Hearing his manifesto reminds me of the Unabomber’s manifesto; in that they both serve as a warning to society, but also threaten society. The Unabomber warned people of the dangers of an …
The Age of Technology
Would you go into panic mode if you couldn’t find your phone? Or what if you broke it and everything on it was gone? The 2.9 billion smartphone users would probably agree with the whole panic mode thing. In this entry I will discuss a major motif I have identified while reading. The first motif …
Left “Alone”
When I was tasked with finding a poem for my literary analysis essay, I instantly was won over by Edgar Allan Poe’s “Alone.” Poe writes about how he has felt isolated for the majority of his life possibly due to a traumatic childhood experience. Poe expresses his unique personality also comes with the blatant fact …
A brief intro to Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley is best known for his novels Brave New World, Crome Yellow, and Antic Hay which all give a grim satiric taste when read. The publishment of Brave New World, one of the first models for dystopian science fiction, was crafted by Huxley who revealed his fears of 20th century politics, along with its …
Welcome!
“Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you.” – Aldous Huxley Hi! I’m Avery and welcome to my Brave New World blog, where I’ll be discussing the novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley over the next couple of weeks. In my blog you will find out …
Brave New World 