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Title: Brave New World Aldous Huxley


1
Brave New WorldAldous Huxley
  • Discussions

2
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

3
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

4
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

5
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

6
Henry Ford
  • Symbolic figurehead of leadership
  • Father of the assembly line - 1913
  • Creating life on an assembly line
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