Brief Summary Of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World

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Aldous Huxley was born on July 26, 1894 in England. He was born in an illustrious family. His grandfather was the famous Victorian scientist, Thomas Henry Huxley who was the disciple of Darwin. Because of his family background Aldous Huxley was interested in a variety of subjects. His novels are Time Must Have a Stop, After Many Summer, Ape and Essence and The Genius and the Goddess.
Characters in the Brave New World
a. John: the savage is the hero of the novel. He acts as a bridge between the two cultures and as he knows both the ways of life, he is able to compare and comment on them. When the choice of the new world and the old world is laid before him, he prefers only the old world with all its offerings.
b. Mustapha Mond: is one of the
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The superior ones called as Alphas and Betas are kept in the incubators until definitely bottled. The inferior ones called Gammas, Deltas and Epsilons.
Bokanovsky’s Technique Gammas, Deltas and Epsilons are bought out after 36 hours to undergo Bokanovsky process. By Bokanovsky process a single egg is divided into eight to ninety sis buds, and every bud will grow into a perfectly formed embryo and every embryo into a full sized adult. In the old days when the baby developed in the mother’s womb, sometimes identical twins would be born. But by Bokanovsky’s process ninety six identical twins can be produced. The advantage of this process is social stability. The hatchery produces standard men and women in uniform batches. Podsnap’s Technique
The process of ripening is speed up, so that it has became possible to produce eleven thousand brothers and sisters in a hundred and fifty batches of identical twins all within two years of the same age. As the director explains all these, the students take down notes. He says that London center has produced 16012 adults from a single ovary. Singapore has produced 16500 and Mombasa has produced 17000.
Bottling

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