Brave New World By Aldous Huxley Notes English IV Jan. 5, 2017

Brave New World Notes What is a Utopia? Society that appears perfect in every way Government works to improve the standards of society No war or disease exist, only peace

Brave New World Notes What is a Dystopia? Opposite of a Utopia Society in complete chaos Citizens suffer and often don’t know what is true and what is a lie Complete government corruption and control

Brave New World Notes Other Famous & Important Utopia/Dystopia Novels

Events that Inspired the Story… Brave New World Notes Events that Inspired the Story… Eugenics Movement: philosophy that argued that the human race could be improved through more production of people with desired traits and less production of people with undesired traits. This philosophy led to the extermination of Jews during WWII and the quest to develop a “master race.”

Events that Inspired the Story… Brave New World Notes Events that Inspired the Story… 1900 – 1920s: Introduction of chewing gum, radio, movies, and advertising. 1908: First Model T car is produced. Henry Ford’s development of the “assembly line” factories made cars easier to build. Model T Video

Why Read Brave New World? Brave New World Notes Why Read Brave New World? One of the most frequently censored books in history. One of the most banned books in the 1990s for discussing themes like sexuality, drugs, and suicide. Part of what makes this book so controversial is the very thing that makes it so timeless – humans want to believe that technology has the power to cure all, but Huxley shows the dangers of it.