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"1984" and "Brave New World", 2002.
A comparative analysis of "1984" by George Orwell and "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley.
2,059 words (approx. 8.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This paper discusses how both George Orwell in "1984" and Aldous Huxley in "Brave New World" depict visions of Utopian societies which might actually be labeled dystopian because they do not work to create a better world at all. It shows how these two novels show the dangers of carrying ideas that might be questionable in our own time into full fruition in the future. Orwell knew that Stalinism was a threat and shaping a whole society around it was not going to improve it. Similarly, allowing science full rein in Brave New World would make social engineering a threat as well. It examines how both novels show concerns with the same essential issues of freedom versus totalitarianism and bring into question the very idea of government, which in both cases is shown to tend toward easy solutions and simplified controls over the people.
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"Orwell been talking for more than a decade about making political writing into an art. For Orwell, the first step toward changing the world was to understand it. The novel supports the vitality of the past and of tradition, while the structure of the novel is shaped by the historical background of the time in which Orwell lived. Orwell was directly involved in the such events of his time as the battles of socialism against capitalism and of both against Stalinism. He lived for a time among the working class in the north of England, including those who were long-term unemployed. He volunteered to fight for Republican Spain. After he returned to England from Burma, he became passionate about changing the conditions facing those at the lower end of the economic and social scale, and he set out to join them to tell their story."
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Orwell's '1984' and Huxley's 'Brave New World', 2006.
A comparison of George Orwell's '1984' and Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World'.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper analyzes the dystopias of George Orwell's '1984' and Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World'. The essay examines which of the two societies resembles more closely our own society today, particularly in its attempts to control citizens through language and media. The essay then argues that it is society in 'Brave New World' that our own society resembles. There are many similarities in the two books. Both were written at times when the world was facing a crisis and both of the authors predicted a bleak future.
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"Brave New World" and "1984", 2006.
A comparative analysis of the use of technology in Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" and George Orwell's "1984".
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This essay provides an analysis of how media, technology and science are the driving forces behind the utopias presented in both Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" and George Orwell's "1984" that permit the state to control individual behavior and emotion. The paper also provides a comparison of these "utopias" with contemporary society.
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Brave Old Lies for a "Brave New World", 2004.
Critique of Aldous Huxley's famous novel, " Brave New World", and Huxley's negative view of technology.
2,080 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper argues that Huxley's negative view of technology as presented in his novel, "Brave New World", is a one-sided perspective that ignores the positive aspects of technology and how it can benefit society.
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"In Aldous Huxley?s dystopic Brave New World, humans live in a consumerist world where all human life is directed by the twin scientific miracles of the opiate soma and behaviorist child-rearing and procreative practices that direct the lives of its people. It is easy to look at this book and see it as an example of a world gone wrong in which science has been allowed to usurp the humanity of the masses. The ease with which it can be interpreted in this way is due to the fact that this is how the protagonists see the story unfolding. However, one must keep in mind that Huxley is presenting a very skewed view of this new world, because he draws the force of his narrative sentiment from the point of view of the Savage. The society portrayed is of course dystopic in many senses. However, in many other ways it shows great promise and potential for being superior to anything that preceeded it. Science and technology in Huxley?s new world present opportunities for happiness and human achievement which are both misrepresented by the author and openly rejected by the close-minded inhabitants of that world."
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Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World", 2004.
Looks at how Aldous Huxley addresses the question, in "Brave New World", of how the individual and society can function for the good of each other.
1,700 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 55.95
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Rather than focusing on the theme most often described in "Brave New World", that of the problems created by government control of society, this paper looks at the solutions the text offers for solving the ills afflicting modern society. The paper suggests that there are certain realities of life in modern society, and "Brave New World" offers a scenario where the needs of society can be provided for, while still allowing people to be happy. To illustrate that the society presented in "Brave New World" is actually a positive one, the paper describes the ways that the society solves actual problems by focusing on four areas: the need for consumption; acceptance of individual roles; creation of contentment; and creation of happiness.
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"One of the problems of modern society is related to the need for goods to be produced and consumed. Production and sale of goods and services is a basic requirement for society to continue functioning, since it provides companies with income that allows them to continue functioning, while also providing the government with income to provide the social resources that people rely on such as health care and roads. In addition, people are provided with income by being employed. A problem then exists when people are attaining things without giving something of value. When this happens, the system of production breaks down."
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Themes in "Brave New World", 2008.
This paper compares the themes of social control and pleasure seeking in "A Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, to modern American society.
1,228 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper analyzes the two main themes of social control and hedonism in the novel "A Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, and compares these themes to modern American society. Specifically, the paper takes a deeper look at these issues and asserts that when it comes to control of society in "Brave New World", there lies a more totalitarian government than American present society, which holds a democratic government where individual thinking is permitted. Also, entertainment is very important to life in "Brave New World", and our society holds a shockingly similar parallel regarding both the importance of and reactions to entertainment. However, the author also believes that while the novel is far reaching in the extremes of its topics, the similarities and differences can foretell a future that may not be too far away from now.
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"Alienating people with individual thinking is another method the World State uses to control their society. Individual thinking is dangerous to the World State, which is why
one will be banished if he or she does not do what society does. When everyone thinks in uniformity, then will their society have stability. In our society, individual thinking can sometimes be encouraged and discouraged. One example of individual thinking would be having the freedom of speech. This was a right that was fought for many times and is still being practiced today. Instances when individual thinking is somewhat discouraged in our society would be on the subject of patriotism. If one speaks out against our country, they would most likely be deemed a traitor and would face disapproval from peers. When one does not want to be the subject of scorn, alienation is a powerful method to control society."
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"Brave New World", 2005.
An essay comparing and contrasting Aldous Huxley's novel "Brave New World" and modern society.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 1 source, $ 71.95
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This eight page undergraduate paper compares and contrasts the novel,"Brave New World", with our own world. The paper describes how there are many disturbing parallels between life in Aldous Huxley classic novel, "Brave New World", and life in our contemporary world. The paper further examines how Huxley's fictional world and our modern world share many social, political, economic, psychological, and totalitarian characteristics.
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"There are many disturbing parallels between life in Aldous Huxley's classic novel, Brave New World, and life in our contemporary world, for Huxley's fictional world and our modern world share many social, political, economic, psychological, and totalitarian characteristics. These parallels have become more obvious and frightening in recent years as conservative politicians at every level of the federal government have allied themselves with powerful corporations, and as the news we rely upon to understand our world and make decisions is being increasingly controlled by corporate entertainment conglomerates."
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'Brave New World', 2006.
A review of the book 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley.
1,292 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 43.95
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This paper takes a look at Aldous Huxley's book, 'Brave New World'. According to the paper, 'Brave New World' contains some criticism of the social order of Huxley's time but gains its greatest power by projecting the customs and trends of his own time into the future. The paper also discusses how the book notes the scientific trends in Huxley's time and applies them and their natural offspring to the society of the future.
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"One might assume that love was also a positive emotion, but love contains the possibility of negative elements and personal pain, so love is another emotion that must be eliminated in this controlled society. In the novel as in love, love often comes unbidden, and this is what occurs between Bernard and Lenina (the inherent criticism of socialism is evident in the names Bernard Marx and Lenina). Because of the society in which they live, the two do not immediately recognize their feelings for one another as love. Lenina has had a sense of need for something in her life for some time before she meets Bernard, and even this unformed feeling is criticized by her friend."
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"Brave New World", 2004.
A critique of Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World".
1,245 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper summarizes and analyzes Aldous Huxley's famous novel, "Brave New World". The paper briefly summarizes the novel and then looks at how, although set in the future, it contains contemporary issues of the early 20th century. The paper also relates that Huxley was able to use the setting and characters in the book to express widely held opinions, particularly the fear of losing individual identity in the fast-paced world of the future. In addition, the paper discusses the paradox in the book. The writer concludes that she would definitely recommend "Brave New World" and that, even though the book's message may be joggled and complex, its basic ideals of unity, love, and a search for individuality make it timeless.
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"Brave New World was inspired by H.G. Well's utopian novel Men Like Gods. Wells' optimistic vision of the future gave Huxley the idea to begin writing a parody of the novel, which became Brave New World. Contrary to the most popular optimist utopian novels of the time, Huxley sought to provide a frightening vision of the future. Huxley referred to Brave New World as a "negative utopia", somewhat influenced by Wells' own The Sleeper Awakes and the works of D. H. Lawrence. Yevgeny Zamyatin's novel We, completed ten years before in 1921, has been suggested as an influence, but Huxley stated that he had not known of the book at the time. Huxley visited the newly-opened and technologically-advanced Brunner and Mond plant, part of Imperial Chemical Industries, or ICI, Billingham and gives a fine and detailed account of the processes he saw. The introduction to the most recent print of Brave New World states that Huxley was inspired to write the classic novel by this Billingham visit."
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"Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, 2002.
An analysis of Aldous Huxley's classic science fiction novel "Brave New World".
1,190 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 40.95
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This paper discusses how the novel ?Brave New World? by Aldous Huxley portrays the theme of anti-nationalism and the want for freedom. The writer describes how the society in ?Brave New World? dealt with their national laws in this botched utopian science fictionally driven society. The author states that the novel is a classic example of the way a story can portray the desire for freedom.
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"The novel is based on a science fictional driven society. The members of society are required to take daily grams of soma to battle depression and people are born in laboratories instead of to their parents at home or in hospitals. Those who choose to go to the movies are subjected to one movie, a movie called Feelie that is designed to stimulate senses of sight hearing and touch(Huxley, 1998)."
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"Brave New World", 2006.
A review of the novel "Brave New World" by Alexander Huxley.
2,200 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper studies Alexander Huxley's "A Brave New World", a novel portraying the conflict of individualism versus conformity in a Utilitarian totalitarianism society. The paper examines the book's construction of a social order shaped by the motto "Community, Identity, Stability". Then the paper analyzes the main characters of "A Brave New World" and their struggle to become an individual and break away from the norms of society. The paper looks at the characters of John, Lenina, Bernard and Helmholtz. Ultimately, the paper concludes that the only true individual is Helmholtz, and that it is possible for individuals to survive in a utopian society.
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"Huxley's utopian society is able to operate efficiently by combining Community, Identity, and Stability to ensure complete harmony. First, in order to create Community, the population must be divided into groups. In other words, a caste system must be established. For example, the Alphas are the intellectual superiors within the society and the Epsilons provide the menial labor. Therefore, Alphas are given the best jobs and Epsilons the worst. Secondly, Identity is determined in the Conditioning Center by selecting and dividing the embryos into the five groups of society. Thirdly, Stability seeks to create the utmost amount of happiness, and is guaranteed by limiting the degree of intelligence to which each group is assigned. Through social conditioning and stunting one's development, the society is capable of ensuring their maximum happiness. Thus, making the society more efficient. Social conditioning serves to create workers whose preferences are shaped by the society. Therefore, economic stability is also assured by creating preferences to urge spending. The three main methods of social stability are the use of science, Pavlonian Conditioning, and hypnopaedia. Through the use of science, the society is able to actually create individuals through ectogenesis. In other words, "test tube babies". They then, through the use of Pavlonian Conditioning, can condition babies. For example, Deltas are given shocks each time they touch a forbidden item such as a book or rose. Hypnopaedia strengthens the conditioning by teaching certain "hypnopaedic phrases" beginning at birth and used even when the babies are not aware of it, as in when they are sleeping. The characters, especially Lenina, continuously repeat these phrases throughout the novel."
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Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World", 2007.
This paper discusses forms of government in Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World".
1,785 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 57.95
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This paper explains that early 20th century events, such as the Red Scare of 1919 and the Bolshevik Revolution, influenced Aldous Huxley's themes in "Brave New World". The author points out that the government depicted in this book has parallels to communism as clearly shown by the government's production and conditioning of human lives, which directly relates to the fears of communism in the early nineteenth century. The paper suggests that "Brave New World" represents the mass production and consumerism, typical of the capitalist society of England in which Huxley grew up. The paper includes several long quotations.
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"The early twentieth century was a time of growing international tensions sparked by the end of World War I, which left the economies of many industrialized nations unstable. New forms of government, such as those seen by Russia's Bolshevik Revolution, were being established and aimed to provide a quick fix to the broken economies. America, built upon democratic principles, was even experiencing its first Red Scare during this time, which can be defined as "A nationwide fear of communists, socialists, anarchists, and other dissidents." "
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Modern Cloning and "Brave New World", 2007.
A comparison of modern cloning technology to the process imagined by Aldous Huxley in his work, "Brave New World."
1,324 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 44.95
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This paper examines modern cloning technology in light of the trepidation to this process as presented in the novel "Brave New World." The paper compares Aldous Huxley's image of cloning in "Brave New World" to the controversies this process inspires today. The paper contends that although today's cloning does not hold the place in society that it did in Huxley's work, the process must still be monitored and controlled. Also described are the various types of cloning and the benefits cloning can offer humanity.
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" While there are different types of cloning, cloning itself is creating an identical copy of something. DNA cloning for instance is a common practice in biological labs since the 1970s and involves "the transfer of a DNA fragment of interest from one organism to a self-replicating genetic element such as a bacterial plasmid" (Human Genome Project 2006). Other types of cloning involve creating entirely new organisms and this is known as reproductive cloning as it "generates an animal that has the same exact DNA as another" (Human Genome Project 2006). Cloning is a broad term that comes to mean some kind of reproduction asexually."
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The Final Scenes of "Blade Runner "and "Brave New World", 2002.
A comparison of the divergent interpretations of "Blade Runner"?s and "Brave New World"?s conclusions.
2,839 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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This paper explores and compares the multiferous interpretations of two movies "Blade Runner" (1982) and "Brave New World" (1994). The paper shows how the contexts of the two movies are markedly different -"Blade Runner" exists in a context in which there is a growing support for libertarianism, influencing the increase in environmentalism, both of which detect the intended environmental and anti? authoritarian didactic of the texts, while "Brave New World" creates an aberration of the original intent, complicated by the mutating religious values of society.
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"The final scene of Brave New World disseminates Huxley?s opinion that the suppression of human nature will ultimately lead to one?s demise, a message which is especially prominent to the libertarians. Libertarian is a term to describe those who revile the concept of suppression and as such a message of freedom would be interpreted. The suppression of one?s human nature creates a spiral of depression which will result in the obliteration of oneself. The savage attempted to suppress his feelings for Lenina, yet ultimately failed in his attempt. The savage had been taught, conditioned by his society that lust as with ?every evil inclination has to place itself under such great restraint, don so many masks, lay itself so often on the procrustean bed of virtue? (Nietzsche), his feelings for Lenina were perceived to be evil, being contrary to the teachings of, in this case, the bible. The contradiction of his feelings and his teachings led to confusion as to the correct course of action, confusion which led to the complete suppression of emotions. The suppression of his emotions resulted in a decent into a self? destructive spiral, beginning with the use of self? punishment as a source of redemption, an act which brought him great pleasure, developing masochist instincts. The savage ultimately commits suicide, hanging himself in the tower, unable to repress his desires. The tower is a symbol of the self? destructive spiral, the concentric circles of the tower leading to the death of The savage. The suppression of human desires ultimately leads to one?s demise as one enters a self? destructive spiral, until one destructs. Within Blade Runner there is an overt condemnation of oppression and suppression within the conclusion."
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?Brave New World?, 2004.
An examination of the individual and society in ?Brave New World? by Aldous Huxley.
1,170 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper examines how "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley is a novel about the link between the individual and the society the individual lives in. It discusses how one of the basic background concepts is that people create society, while society also impacts on the people living as part of it. It looks at how the question that is dealt with in the novel is how the individual and society can function for the good of each other and demonstrates how, although the book shows the problems that governmental control create for society, it can also be seen as offering a viable solution for the problems that occur in modern society. It illustrates how the society presented in "Brave New World" is actually a positive one and describes the ways that the society solves actual problems by focusing on four areas: the need for consumption; acceptance of individual roles; creation of contentment; and creation of happiness.
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"In Huxley's society, consumption of goods is a requirement for society to operate. The same applies to modern society. Without production of goods, individuals would not have employment. This becomes a problem when people are attaining things without giving something of value. When this happens, the system of production breaks down. Huxley solves this problem by conditioning people to avoid activities that are free. As the novel notes, people are conditioned not to like nature or flowers because "a love of nature keeps no factories busy? (Huxley 32). With this happening, individuals still gain enjoyment and pleasure from the items they purchase, but they also do this in a way that maintains the production/employment cycle."
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