mr.hood`s notes: brave new world review (chapters 1-5)
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ENGLISH L ITERATUREPETERSON SCHOOLMR . HOOD
BRAVE NEW WORLDBY ALDOUS HUXLEYREVIEW: CHAPTERS 1 - 5
ALDOUS HUXLEY 1931
V IS IONARY
C O N C E R N E D BY T H E W O R L D H E
L I V E D I N
SO HE WROTE B R AV E N E W
W O R L D
C R I T I C A L A N A LY S I S O F C O N T E M P O R A R Y
S O C I E T Y
WE MUST GO BEYOND THE LITERAL MEANING
AND EXPLORE
H U X L E Y ` S M E TA P H O R S
SYMBOLISM
Y O U R J O B T O R E C O G N I S E + U N D E R S T A N D T H E M
BNW SET IN THE FUTURE 632 AFTER FORD
HENRY T. FORD: MASS PRODUCTION AND THE ASSEMBLY LINE
STORY BEGINS AT HATCHERY + CONDITIONING CENTER
HUMAN CLONING MASS PRODUCTION OF PEOPLE
SCIENCE & MODERNISMENDLESS POSSIBILITIES
EXCITING AND SCARY IN EQUAL MEASURES
THE CONNECTION: CARS AND PEOPLE
OUR FORD!
P R E D E S T I N AT I O N R O O M
EVERYTHING ALREADY DECIDED
S O C I A L S Y S T E M S A L P H A S , B E T A S , D E LT A S , G A M M A S A N D E P S I L O N S
INEQUALITY RICH & POORBALANCE OF WORLD POWER?
H U M A N C O N D I T I O N I N G
D R . I VA N PAV LO V
H U M A N S A R E P R O G R A M M E D LO SS
O F F R E E D O M
I N D U S T R I A L I Z AT I ON &
CONSUMERISM
C I T I Z E N S E X I S T T O SERVE ECONOMY
D R U G S & A L C O H O L
E N S L AV E D BY S O M A
T H E P E O P L E B E C O M E M I N D L E SS D R O N E S
SOLIDARITY SERVICE GROUP
SPIRITUALITY
Indoctrination of the people
PROPAGANDA: DOCTRINES OR PRINCIPLES PROPAGATED BY ORGANIZATION OR MOVEMENT
H U X L E Y TA L K S O F A C O N T R O L L E D S TAT E
CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT
BRAVE NEW WORLD V SOCIETYA R E W E
B R A I N W A S H E D ?
BERNARD MARX + HELMHOLTZ WATSON
WIRED DIFFERENTLY
CHALLENGE RULES OF SOCIETYHUXLEY`S PROTAGONISTS?
RAISES THE ISSUE: INDIVIDUAL VERSUS SOCIETY
TRUTH VERSUS HAPPINESS?
DANGERS OF AN ALL POWERFUL STATE?
BRAVE NEW WORLD: DYSTOPIA & TOTALITARIANISM
HISTORY IS BUNKLIVE IN THE PRESENT, NOT THE PAST
SET IN WORLD STATE ONLY A FEW LEADERS
WHAT HAPPENED JUST A FEW YEARS LATER?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
COMING SOON: JOHN THE SAVAGE
T H E C O M P L E T E W O R K S OF
SHAKESPEARE