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What is hypnopaedia teaching in Brave New World?
Hypnopaedia is teaching children in their sleep. As children in the World State have no parents, they all live in dormitories. Every night they hear repetitions of the ideas that the state wants...
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What does the title Brave New World mean?
Huxley takes the title Brave New World from Shakespeare's The Tempest. The title is apt because John the Savage knows Shakespeare by heart and quotes him often. When John says "oh brave new world...
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What is the purpose of the Solidarity Service, and why does Bernard feel more alone afterwards?
Aldous Huxley's Solidarity Service in Chapter Five is a parody of the "feel-good" emotive services that some churches hold to promote religious "experiences": During this service, the congregation...
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In Brave New World, what is the Bokanovsky Process?
Bokanovsky's Process involves splitting a single embryo into anywhere from eight to 96 identical embryos, each of which will grow into an identical human being. When one of the students asks what...
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Why are the children having erotic playtime in Brave New World?
Children engage in erotic play because it teaches them to equate sex with meaningless fun. Sex plays a very different role in the modern society than it does in ours. To them, motherhood and birth...
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What are some literary devices used in the book Brave New World and where are they found?
Huxley utilizes symbolism in his novel by depicting Henry Ford as a symbolic religious figure and deity who resembles Christ. In the World State, technology and manufacturing are supreme, and Henry...
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What is the purpose of the Hatchery and Conditioning Center?
In Brave New World, the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre is the site of all reproduction of human life. There ova are kept at "blood-heat" and sperm frozen. Once the ova are...
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What do "ending is better than mending" and "the more stitches, the less riches" mean in Brave New World by Aldous...
These quotes are repeated over and over at night until they are conditioned into people, especially betas like Lenina. The World State relies on high levels of consumption to support its industry,...
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Describe Bernard's relationship with Lenina in Brave New World.
The culture in Huxley's Brave New World demands that no one participates in monogamous relationships. Everyone is supposed to date and sleep around, but at the beginning of the book, Lenina has...
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What is the Social Predestination Room in Brave New World?
The Director of the Hatcheries gave the students a tour of the institution and explained the activities that took place in the different departments. The centre was basically a human reproduction...
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Why did John kill himself in Brave New World?
John the Savage is a rare person indeed when it comes to the dystopian society depicted in Brave New World: he is someone who actually has principles and lives by them irrespective of the...
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In Brave New World, what is each caste's designated color?
Each caste in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is distinguished by the color of its work clothes. In order of caste from lowest to highest, Epsilons dress in black, Deltas wear khaki, Gammas wear...
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Irony In Brave New World
For the most part, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is a dark satire about the misuse of science in a society, and at times a parody of evangelical revivals and virtual reality films; however, there...
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What is the pregnancy substitute in Brave New World?
Central to the continued functioning and social order of the World State, all of society operates through a very strict hierarchy quite akin to a caste system. Identified by corresponding letters...
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What is a Neo-Pavlovian in "Brave New World"?
A Neo-Pavlovian is a conditioning room where the babies in their different categories are conditions to fit into their life roles in the new world. Each set of babies belong to a specific group and...
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Chapter 18 - How does society trick the Savage in Brave New World? Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World"
In Chapter 17 of "Brave New World," the Savage defiantly tells Mustapha Mond, 'But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want...
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What do Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson have in common in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley?
Let's start by stating some simple, surface level similarities. Both characters are male, and both are bred Alpha males. That means both men have been designed and conditioned to be top tier...
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What is the atmosphere and setting of the opening chapter of "Brave New World"?
The opening chapter of Huxley’s Brave New World is set in a human hatchery. “A squat grey building of only thirty-four stories. Over the main entrance the words, CENTRAL LONDON HATCHERY AND...
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What are the tasks/jobs each caste in the caste system carries out in Brave New World?
The classes in Brave New World are named after the first five letters of the Greek alphabet: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon. Within these five categories, we hear pluses and minuses...
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Who Is John Why Is He Attracted To Lenina
John feels emotions deeply, as he has been influenced to do so both by his "savage" culture and his immersion in Shakespeare. He loves both his mother and Lenina in a conflicted, suffering way....
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What are the similarities and differences between John the savage and Bernard Marx in Brave New World? Although they...
One might assume John the Savage and Bernard Marx would get along well. Both hate the shallow hedonism of the World State, particularly in regards to art and love. When his co-workers talk about...
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In Brave New World, how do the people in The World State feel about death?
Because the World State wishes to minimize discomfort while maximizing happiness and security, people are taught to view death casually. The society has no funerals, no grieving, and no cemeteries....
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In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, what is the religion on the Savage Reservation?
When Bernard and Lenina visit the Savage reservation, they watch a religious ceremony. The people first bring out painted images of an eagle and of Jesus nailed to the cross. In the ceremony, a...
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How is Bernard Marx different from his associates in Brave New World?
In Huxley's celebrated novel Brave New World, Bernard Marx is an Alpha-Plus who is treated as an outcast in the World State because of his appearance and personality. Bernard Marx is significantly...
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Why are Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson expelled from civilization in Brave New World?
Bernard and Helmholtz are expelled from society and sent to live on an island for two, twin reasons. Primarily, they joined the Savage in fomenting a rebellion and disturbing the peace....
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How are the castes in Brave New World different from each other?
One significant difference is that the two highest castes - Beta and Alpha - are not mass-produced, and thus have a degree of individuality. That individuality extends, logically, to physical...
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In Brave New World, how are Bernard and John similar? How are they different?
John the savage is ridiculed by the larger new world population for his beliefs with regards to issues such as monogamy. On the other hand, Bernard is ridiculed about his beliefs with regards to...
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In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, what does John the Savage mean when he says, "O brave new world that has such...
It is ironic that only a handful of the people in the brave new world would understand the title of the book, or be familiar with the source of the quotation which provides it. When John the Savage...
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In Brave New World, what is soma? Can it be compared to Prozac?
Soma is a kind of opiate in Brave New World that causes people to feel happy so that they don't concentrate on the reality that they live in a dictatorship. Soma is described as having “all the...
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In Chapter 18, how can you explain the description of the novel's closing paragraph? do you find any symbolism?
The final section of Chapter 18 in Brave New World describes how the helicopter pilots uncover John the Savage's body in the lighthouse: Just under the crown of the arch dangled a pair of feet....
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Explain why Bokanovsky's Process is one of the major instruments of social stability.
The Bokanovsky process is important for social stability as envisioned in the novel Brave New World. The purpose of this process was to enable the government to control the population and the...
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How does Bernard feel during and after the service in Chapter Five?
Bernard, an Alpha plus, is running late and has to rush to the Solidarity Service in chapter five. When he arrives, he is relieved not to be the last one there, which underlines how important...
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What is the difference between a dystopian and science fiction novel?
A story that centers on a dystopian environment is one that is opposite to a utopian environment, or a perfect or ideal society. The dystopian environment is a society that lacks harmony, is...
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What Is Obstacle Golf
Obstacle Golf, like Escalator Squash, is an example of a complex sport created primarily for the purpose of keeping factories busy producing parts for it. As the Director explains, all sports are...
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What is the main conflict in Brave New World? Aldous Huxley's Brave New World
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a novel that is about a scientific utopia, an ideal state in which everything is done for the good of the society, where evils such as war and poverty cannot...
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Freemartin Brave New World
Freemartins are the 70 percent of females in the World State in Brave New World who are neutered as embryos by being given male hormones. Freemartins don't produce eggs and so can't give birth. Of...
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How are families and community portrayed in Brave New World?
The traditional family unit is non-existent in the technologically advanced, futuristic World State, and each citizen is dedicated to their specific role in advancing their society. In the World...
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What are the similarities between Brave New World and today's society?
Throughout the novel, there are many different aspects of the dystopian World State that resemble elements of modern society. Aldous Huxley uses these similarities in a satirical manner to provide...
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In Brave New World, why does John refuse to come to the party? What effect does this have on Bernard?
When John refuses to come to the party, or even to open the door to Bernard, at the beginning of chapter 12, the only reason he gives for not wanting to attend is that he has always done so before....
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In Brave New World, why are the lower castes conditioned to love all country sports? in chapter 2 line 20-24
In Brave New World, the mass consumption of products is necessary to maintain social stability. In this case, the Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons were originally conditioned to like flowers so that...
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Describe Bernard's new life in chapter 11 of Brave New World.
Bernard Marx's life dramatically changes after he returns from the Savage Reservation with John "The Savage." Upon his return, Bernard becomes an instant celebrity and suddenly experiences what it...
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In Brave New World, what caste is Lenina in?
Lenina is a beta. People in the novel are divided into five castes, based primarily on intelligence. The alphas are the most intelligent caste, and as the Greek letters indicate, each caste...
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Compare and contrast the characters of Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson in Brave New World.
Both men are in some sense rebels, disbelievers in the ethic of the Society. Helmholtz, however, is more of a rebel by choice than Bernard, who seems at times to have had the character of a...
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What does Helmholtz think is the source of Shakespeare's power?
Helmholtz says that Shakespeare was an excellent propaganda technician, but his society was more interesting so he had more to write about. John, who grew up on a reservation and is referred to as...
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Helmholtz calls Shakespeare a “marvelous propaganda technician.” How does he explain Shakespeare’s success? Brave...
In chapter 12, Helmholtz was in trouble for sharing a rhyme with his class; the rhyme was challenging the student’s conditioning. He narrated the rhyme to John who thought it better to share his...
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Why is a boy whipped at the ceremony, and why does John want to be whipped too?
In the eNotes summary of BNW (link given), you can read what's happening in that ritual with the boy. He's being whipped to draw blood that's then being put on snakes for a sacrifice to their...
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Why is religion eradicated in "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley?
Ironically, religion in "Brave New World" has not been eradicated: it has been changed. When Mustapha Mond speaks to John the Savage, he mentions John Henry Cardinal Newman, an Anglican clergyman...
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In Brave New World, what is the meaning of the following quote? "And that," put in the Director sententiously,...
The Director speaks "sententiously," which means in a very pompous and moralizing way. He is addressing a group of students from his superior position in society, telling them how it is, in a way...
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What is the function of sex in Brave New World?
In Brave New World sex has been decoupled from love and childbearing. It is engaged in purely for fun. Children are encouraged to start exploring sex at a young age, such as six or seven, and the...
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In Brave New World, how do they condition their children to take death as "a matter of course?"
There are at least two places in Brave New World where you can find this. In general, the answer is that the adults expose the children to death early and often. They also make sure that the...
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