Brave New World By Aldous Huxley

All About Aldous Huxley Aldous Huxley was born in England in 1894 He wrote Brave New World in 1931 He moved to the USA in 1937 He died on November 22, 1963

A satire on a utopian society based on assembly lines. Plot Synopsis A satire on a utopian society based on assembly lines. Everybody in the world is happy because they have soma. The main part of the book is about a savage, John, who is alienated by the utopia.

Characters Protagonist: Bernard Marx Antagonist: Lenina Crowne “I am I, and I wish I weren’t.”(Huxley 35) Antagonist: Lenina Crowne “How can you talk about not wanting to be part of the social body?…We can’t do without anyone!” (Huxley 91) Protagonist: John (The Savage) “ ‘O brave new world with such people in’t!’ It was a challenge, a command.” (Huxley 216) “I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness, I want sin…I’m claiming the right to be unhappy.” (Huxley 246) Antagonist: Mustapha Mond “But that’s the price of stability. You’ve got to choose between happiness… and high art.” (Huxley 226) “Sometimes, I rather regret the science-happiness is a hard master.” (Huxley 233)

Setting London, England A.F. 623 A.F. stands for “After Ford,” the number of years after he started the assembly line.

Individual versus society Conflicts Individual versus society John (Savage) versus the utopia “ ‘O brave new world with such people in’t!’ It was a challenge, a command.” (Huxley 216) Individual versus self Bernard Marx versus his conditioning “But wouldn’t you like to be free in some other way…in your own way; not in everybody else’s way?” (Huxley 91)

Happiness is the best thing It comes at the price of truth. Themes Happiness is the best thing It comes at the price of truth. We should not be so materialistic We need to be happy with who we are. The individual is more important than the state.

The book is critical of the society presented in it Tone The book is critical of the society presented in it Strongly satirical of the problems in our own society. Omniscient, godlike point of view.

Artwork “Messenger”

Recommendation and Evaluation It is a good, classic dystopian novel This book is very good and rather funny in some parts. The satire makes its point well.

Works Cited Book: Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. New York: HarperCollins, 1998 Images: www.huxley.net www.newwork.com www.somaweb.com Microsoft Clip Gallery