Brave New World Aldous Huxley

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Brave New WorldAldous Huxley

• Discussions

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Dystopian Novel

• Uses IRONY as characters live in what they
  believe to be a perfect world
• Usually one character against society speaks
  the view of the author who clearly believes this
  world is far from perfect
• Authors tone is satirical

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Embracing Technology

• Ironic use of better life through science
• Science has gone from helping mankind to
  controlling it
• Genetics used to predetermine physical, social,
  and psychological outcomes

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Predestinators

• Scientists who have taken on God-like
  responsibilities through the use of technology
  and genetic manipulation
• Determine embryo caste
• Parallel to Calvinists- believers in
  predestination from God

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Caste System

• Alphas
• Highest Class
• Embryo not manipulated
• Some creativity and individuality allowed
• Wear gray

• Epsilons
• Lowest Class
• Oxygen withheld in embryo to adjust lower
  intellligence
• Conditioned to working environment
• Wear black

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Henry Ford

• Symbolic figurehead of leadership
• Father of the assembly line - 1913
• Creating life on an assembly line