Brave New World

Review

“O brave new world that has such people in it.”

Community, Identity, and Stability.

Civilization is sterilization.

“That is the secret of happiness and virtue – liking what you’ve got to do. All conditioning aims at that; making people like their

unescapable social destiny.”

Anti-utopian fiction

TRADITIONAL HERO ANTI-HERO

1. Possesses noble qualities even when he is seriously flawed.

1. Lacks heroic virtues and is generally a misfit.

2. Has the will and capacity to struggle towards difficult goals or against powerful antagonists.

2. Is incapable of opposing or even understanding the forces that manipulate him.

3. May lose his struggle, but he is undefeated if he retains his dignity and nobility.

3. Is more pathetic than heroic and more contemptible than admirable.

Bernard Marx = an anti-heroJohn the Savage = a traditional hero

TEST

11 Identification (Do 10) 30 pts.1 Short Essay (well-developed paragraph) 15 pts.

--choice of 21 Long Essay (multiple paragraphs) 30 pts.

--choice of 2 ______ TOTAL 75 pts.