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Analyse the language use by Huxley, when contrasting the setting of...

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:35:41 PST

Analyse the language use by Huxley, when contrasting the setting of world state with savage reservation.

how does the society described in the brave new world compare with...

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:40:24 PST

how does the society described in the brave new world compare with today's?

When Bernard and Lenina visit the Savage Reservation they meet Linda and...

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 08:14:35 PST

When Bernard and Lenina visit the Savage Reservation they meet Linda and her biological son John. In the World State, humans are created out of test tubes. The very ideas of family and natural childbirth are obscene. Earlier in the text, the DHC mentioned that he once visited the Savage Reservation on a date. After hearing Linda and John speak about their experiences, it becomes clear to the reader that Linda was the one who was left...

This question, like so many others, hinges on what "freer"...

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:22:16 PST

This question, like so many others, hinges on what "freer" means. If you are a determinist/behaviorist, perhaps there is no such thing as freedom, so the question is irrelevant. You might want to read B.F. Skinner's "Beyond Freedom and Dignity." To my way of thinking, John is freer because he is aware of a larger range of options than the citizens of BNW. They know only what they are programmed to know (although the...

I'm not sure I understand your question, but I'll give it a shot. One...

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:50:58 PST

I'm not sure I understand your question, but I'll give it a shot. One of the goals of the World State is to make certain that individuals do not "feel," do not have a sense of themselves, and certainly do not have a sense that things could be "better." In order to do this, the state tries to keep everyone in an appropriate state of euphoria (this probably refers only to the Alphas since they're the ones who can...

Happiness and Comfort in "Brave New World"

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:26:40 PST

How does "Brave New World" illustrate the point of happiness and comfort? Please help.

Bernard and John are similar in that they are both outsiders in their...

Thu, 29 May 2008 21:06:05 PST

Bernard and John are similar in that they are both outsiders in their own societies. Bernard does not feel that he fits into the society of the World State because he is smaller than the other alphas. He also enjoys nature and being alone, making him different from all the other society members. He is made fun of by the other Alphas and Betas, and one of the only reasons Lenina will go out with him is that his differences intrigue her....

In "Brave New World," how are Bernard and John similar? How...

Mon, 26 May 2008 11:17:27 PST

Anything helps, if you can compare and contrast

You have to remember that Linda was part of this brave new world. Upon...

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:32:37 PST

You have to remember that Linda was part of this brave new world. Upon visiting the savage reservation with the now director, she was stranded there after having suffered an accident. Because she was part of the new world, Linda was programmed to think that everyone belonged to everybody else. However, her promiscuous ways are rejected, to say the least, on the reservation. Linda has had sexual relations with the women's husbands (or...

In "Brave New World," why does Linda suffer dislike and...

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:30:32 PST

In "Brave New World," why does Linda suffer dislike and rejection on the reservation? Why do the woman especially dislike her?

In our society, the idea of what makes a person happy, or how do you...

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 13:11:15 PST

In our society, the idea of what makes a person happy, or how do you live a satisfying life always comes down to what possessions one has. This book makes a statement about our materialistic nature and how our value as successful individuals is measured by what we own. If a futuristic society is depicted in this story, consider that we already have a mind bending machine that tells us what to buy, how to look, what is in what is out. It...

In Huxley's Brave New World, society is conditioned to be the perfect...

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 10:44:00 PST

In Huxley's Brave New World, society is conditioned to be the perfect consumer. Individuals are trained from birth to regularly buy new clothes and to participate in all kinds of mindless activities during their off time. This way, the controllers can ensure that people are too busy to think of anything worth thinking. Huxley is satirizing (and criticizing) society’s superficiality and consumerist ways. Society was then, and is still...

What consumeristic values are present in "Brave New World"?

Sun, 6 Apr 2008 19:41:50 PST

What consumeristic values are present in "Brave New World"?

The significance of characters names can be found in the enotes...

Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:11:02 PST

The significance of characters names can be found in the enotes character descriptions. The descriptions are as follows: "Helmholtz Watson, who was named by Huxley after John B. Watson, the founder of the Behaviorist School of psychology." "Bernard Marx is named after a person whose ideas greatly influenced the society in Brave New World: Karl Marx." (Marx was the founder of the idea of communism.) "Huxley took the name Hoover from U.S....

In "Brave New World," what is the significance of the...

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:20:29 PST

In "Brave New World," what is the significance of the characters' respective names in the novel?

In Huxley’s Brave New World, people are decanted instead of...

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:27:50 PST

In Huxley’s Brave New World, people are decanted instead of consummated. Human beings are created in little bottles and are raised in nurseries where they are conditioned. The words mother and birth are reminders of how things used to be – when the world was a less civilized place. Of course, this novel is a satire, which criticizes and warns about certain technological advances such as birth control and things like conveyor belts in...

Why are two greatest obscentities in the society of "Brave New...

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 04:28:32 PST

Why are two greatest obscentities in the society of "Brave New World" "birth" and "mother"?

Huxley has several concerns about birth control, and he is an honest...

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:48:47 PST

Huxley has several concerns about birth control, and he is an honest enough writer that they conflict at times. He is concerned with the possibility of applying standardized manufacturing techniques to humans. At times he writes as if this were very alluring—as if societies won't be able to resist tinkering with babies en masse. He's also concerned about the possibility, even certainty, of state intrusion into the family. He clearly portrays...

An interesting question. I'm not sure that it is. By that I mean, Huxley...

Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:43:56 PST

An interesting question. I'm not sure that it is. By that I mean, Huxley satirizes the state's use of propaganda, but doesn't really do so in an illogical fashion. I guess it could be shown to be illogical by its results in practice. That is to say, it produces a shallow, rigid society. The society cripples its members' minds, making them inflexible. This means they adapt perfectly well for the short term, but are not suited for adaptation...

The Controllers eradicated history as it was seen to be dangerous for...

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:38:12 PST

The Controllers eradicated history as it was seen to be dangerous for people and they had no need to know it. In the society of Brave New World, people are taught only things which are relevant to their place in society. Therefore there would be no need for history, the people lived entirely in the moment and were encouraged to do so. Even forming relationships with people was looked down upon as you would then build up a type of history...