I need to parse my rating of this book into the good (or great), the bad and the very fugly because I thought aspects of it were inspired genius and parts of it were dreggy, boring and living near the border of awful. THE REALLY GOOD/EXCELLENT - I loved the first third of the book in which the basic outline of the 'Brave New World' and it In the end, the wowness and importance of the novel's ideas as well as the segments that I thoroughly enjoyed carried the book to a strong 3.5 star rating.

What is happiness in Brave New World? What is happiness for you? Are people in Brave New World happy? Reflect in 1 paragraph on happiness in Brave New World.I need to parse my rating of this book into the good (or great), the bad and the very fugly because I thought aspects of it were inspired genius and parts of it were dreggy, boring and living near the border of awful. What is Soma and how is it an example of control? Can you connect Soma to how drugs or alcohol control people in our society? Which part of the population is most susceptible to these controls and how can we connect that to the New World State and people in it?Ħ. Every change is a menace to stability.”( pg 198) Why is stability so important to the World State? The Controller says: “We don’t want to change. How is John's relationship with Lenina and Linda similar and different? How does this reflect the potential oedipal Dynamics outlined in the book.Ĥ. Use questions from the Feminist Analysis PowerPoint to explain your answer.ģ. How are women represented in the novel? Explain the message Huxley is conveying about women in society through the characters Lenina, Fanny and Linda. How is the class system illustrated in Brave New World? What is the message about class difference that Huxley is sending? How does it mirror our society today?Ģ. Make sure you make connections to the world we live in today (self, text, world) where possible.ġ.

Ensure you have evidence from the novel (quotations/summaries and examples) as well as your own analysis. Choose 1 of the prompts below that we have studied and expand on it by writing a 500 - 1000 word response.

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