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    discrepancy of power between the classes. In the novel Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, the imbalance of power within the totalitarian government controlled caste system exposes the exploitative nature of society, by constructing a stark difference in the classes; to illustrate the struggle of the underprivileged beneath the power of a society concreted in the ideology of capitalist totalitarian. The Caste system within the World state creates a distinct difference in the people,…

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    Aldous Huxley’s, Brave New World explores how humans find value and meaning in life. Two characters that Huxley uses to explore how humans find value and meaning are Bernard, who wants to find real feelings, and John, who thinks all humans have a basic right to value and meaning. John also goes against the World State and isolates himself to purify his life. In the Brave New World, Bernard Marx wants to find his own real feelings. In the World State people do not have their own real feelings.…

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    Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is about a World State where there are no imperfections and every citizen is controlled by the government. Everyone in the State is born by genetic cloning and is chemically produced to be in a certain caste: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and Epsilon. The Alphas are at the top of the food chain and are the most intelligent people in the State, while Epsilons are used for slavery. In the novel, Bernard, an overly-intelligent Alpha, goes outside of their “perfect…

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    Aldous Huxley explores a “utopian” society in the novel Brave New World. The characters are complex and explored from different points of views. Huxley’s life and influences on his life affected the ideas and themes of his most famous book. Through research of Huxley’s life and looking at John and Bernard from Brave New World, one can come to comprehend more about the book. The plot of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is carried by John’s isolation and his hatred of society because of his…

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    When Aldous Huxley first released his novel, Brave New World, describing a dystopian society where Henry Ford has applied the assembly line concept to all aspects of society and created a civilization of content, blissfully ignorant people with none of the problems or discontents of the real human experience, the general population revered it. They did not understand the insight Huxley had and instead focused on his causal approce to sexualitly and wrote his story off as not important. Today…

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    There is often a moment in a piece of distinctive literature that becomes memorable. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, depicts a dystopian environment, a corrupt futuristic society that may be upon us, and the struggle that a character faces concerning the differences between him and those who attempt to control him. The novel educates readers on the power that society and the government possess. Brave New World focuses on control of the citizens by the government through a false sense of…

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    In the novel “Brave New World”, Aldous Huxley uses many different passages to reveal the symbolism of soma, the clothing & Henry T. Ford, and lastly the character of Bernard Max. Throughout the novel Huxley uses soma to symbolize control and conformity, and makes it clear that soma is a necessity to the society. It is used to keep people calm and acting in a calm, controlled way. If no one is angry, then there are no problems in the society, and so they give them soma to control their emotions,…

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    In the novel Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, society is based on the motto “Community, Identity and Stability” (1). It becomes clear throughout the novel that the World State is not as stable as its leaders believe. People are breaking the rules of monogamy and the leaders do not see that conditioning is not working. Lenina, John are practicing monogamy as well as the Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning. People of the World State feel unfilled. Fanny Crowne, Bernard and Helmholtz all feel…

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    Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a dystopian novel that has been banned due to its dangerous content. The novel encourages people to adopt a lifestyle of drugs, isolation, and polygamy. It urges people to have a negative attitude toward their family and have repressive tolerance. It displays these things in a positive light and can prove to easily manipulate weak minded people into believing the ideas are accurate. The amount of drug use, isolation,the negative attitude toward family,…

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    In the novel Brave New World, there are five different castes that clarify how people live, what they wear, and how they act. The group that this soma ad is targeting is the Epsilon group, which is the lowest caste. The Epsilons wear black, are short, and aren’t good looking or smart. They do what they’re told and are happy with what they have. They like their caste, and although the Alpha caste seems better, they would never dream of switching to that caste. In the book Lenina is talking to…

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