Summary Of ' Brave New World '

The first chapter of the book Don’t Know Much About History by Kenneth Davis, titled “Brave New World,” focuses around the discovery of the continent of North America, the origins of its first inhabitants, and the different ways that the European countries established settlements in America. The voyages of Christopher Columbus in 1492 were important to the development of America because even though he did not set foot on North America, he let the Europeans know that there was a “New World” and that there were people living there. The first Spanish settlements in the New World helped to change America because most of the settlements still exist today, such as the St. Augustine settlement in Florida. The establishment of the English settlement of Jamestown changed America because it was the spark that started an era of English dominance in North America.

A human. What is it? Why, it is nothing, of course. Some religions say that human live for some good purpose, or have the choice to do whatever they like. Neither of these are true.

In the book Brave New World by Aldous Leonard Huxley, there are many topics covered about the world, freedom, and men. One of the topics discussed is the theory of evolution. There are many arguments presented about how the world and people evolved. There are different arguments created by creationists and evolutionists. For the creationists, everything is created by a creator such as God and that matter was formed by him to create the earth and even people on earth as well as other creatures in the universe. On the other hand, the evolutionists do not believe in creation, and they argue that everything evolved from their old forms to their new forms now. Another topic presented is the discussion about freedom which evolutionists believed not to exist since matter is not free and it is governed by laws of nature and that includes people and all living things and non-living things in the whole universe. However, creationists would tell otherwise. This proves that evolutionists and creationists have a different perspective in how all things are formed and how they are going to be.

CeeLo Green once said “I want a world where everything is welcome, everything is valid, everything is acknowledged, embraced, and accepted. To me, that's a perfect world”. In the “Brave New World”, the society is split into five castes, the Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons. The D.H.C. explains the biochemical technology that makes identical human beings with the Bokanovsky's Process, which produces dozens of identical eggs, which strips human beings of their unique and different personalities that makes them diverse. The people in this strange society have strange beliefs, they stand by “Community, Identity, and Stability”.

The novel opens in the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre. The year is a.f. 632 (632 years “after Ford”). The Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning is giving a group of students a tour of a factory that produces human beings and conditions them for their predestined roles in the World State. He explains to the boys that human beings no longer produce living offspring. Instead, surgically removed ovaries produce ova that are fertilized in artificial receptacles and incubated in specially designed bottles.

The characters in "Brave New World" are all conditioned in their ways. Even John himself has been conditioned. "Brave New World" is set in a future London after horrible wars, the aftermath of which leads the government to condition everyone and everything. Bernard Marx, Helmholtz Watson, and Lenina Crowne have all been conditioned from the time they were in the tube to their current everyday lives. Conditioning never really stops; it just takes different forms. John how was raised by his mother on an Indian reservation in New Mexico, yet he was cast as an outsider because of his DNA. John struggles to be himself in both worlds, he was treated as an outcast because of his DNA and that he was a savage.

The blinding light advanced with terrifying speed. Like a massive wave that would soon overtake him.

The beginning of the chapter tells the story of a guy named John that was stranded and helpless. John attempted to flag down some help, but was unsuccessful. That is until a good samaritan that finally stopped and went the extra mile to help. This set-up a pay-it-forward attitude in John in that he wanted to help the next ten people he seen stranded (Collins, 2). The author then suggests, like John, that we are all people helpers in that when people are struggling with their issues, they want the help of a friend, neighbor, co-worker, etc. The author then translates this into the Great Commission, where Christians are all to fulfill Jesus’s calling by means of outreach to the non-believers, making disciples and in teaching

Humans have always craved and strived for perfection in all aspects of life. Perfection is defined as “the highest degree of proficiency, skill or excellence as in some art” according to the Collins English Dictionary(perfection). Many people believe that an excessive effort to become perfect can be counteractive and lead to dysfunctionality. In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, characters live in a dystopian society that sprouted from the human yearning for perfection. Although the citizens in Brave New World are genetically engineered to be perfect individuals and are on soma constantly to keep them happy and efficient, they lack individuality.. Brave New World is a novel that clearly demonstrates that trying to create a perfect society can result in loss of individuality.

“True to himself” "True to herself", "True to myself". “Individually we all have our own personal image that is dictated by others, one that is always off the mark. We wish to remain true to ourselves, but who gets to decide who we are as people? When our image never goes hand-in-hand with reality, where can we find something unique? Where can we find our true selves?” In the Text of Brave New World John undergoes through his life as an outsider, and struggles to find his identity. He struggles to hold on to his morals and his sense of justice through the events of his lifetime. Meanwhile in the movie Gattaca Vincent was born in the most unfortunate ways. He was presented as a “Faith born” child meaning he was born with no genetic modifications. As a result he was born with genes that were not ideal and included a high probability chance of heart problems. Due to his genetic being tainted, Vincent’s dad didn’t name his son after himself. John and Vincent share some certain traits and experiences in their own point of view of society, family and friends. But they both also share a difference which labels them as an outsider that seeks an end to his life and one with a personality that seeks a successful life.

The identity of a person is often considered to be synonymous with his culture, whether it be to a distinct nation, race, or way of thought. However, one of the greatest conflicts a person can endure is one with himself, when he is caught between the innate desire to belong and a sense of self and difference from the society that he belongs to. In Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, such is the case with Bernard Marx. Marx faces the immense dilemma of not fitting in in the greatly socialized and cohesive civilization that he lives in, the “Brave New World.” Despite how much Bernard disdains this world, which he identifies as brainwashed and infantile, he cannot help desiring to belong. Huxley brilliantly contrasts Marx’s hatred of his civilization with his eventual plea to remain a part of it after his exile is sealed in order to highlight the natural desire of man to belong, regardless of how different he may feel from his surroundings.

The nurse ask John, when he went to the hospital to visit his mom. She was confused on why John was there if he isn't sick. She's isn't used to patient having visitor. Just because there isn't a such thing as family and the way they value death in the World State. If you die, it's not a big thing and they have no feelings toward it. Once you die in the World State you get cremated. When somebody's sent here, there's no…’(Huxley 169). In the world state if you are sent to the hospital you are dead or going to die real soon. There's no coming out of the hospital. John was confused cause he was from a society like mines. She's my mother” John said(Huxley 170). The nurse turn red she was so embarrass

The author chose the title ‘Brave New World’ because it is a reference to what John had read in a book. Like the character in the book, John believes he will enjoy this new world and will finally fit in somewhere, but it’s when he gets there that he realizes that the new world is restricting him from being himself. Also, I think the book is called ‘Brave New World’ because it relates to plot when John is leaving the reservation where he is not respected to a place where he can be accepted. It’s kind of a symbol of hope for John as he enters the world, but later on John feels the world destructing his individualism.“O brave new world that has such people in it. Let’s start at once.”(pg.121)

The novel opens in the year 632 A.F. (which means After Ford, the god of the New World). All of civilization has been destroyed by a great war. Then there is another war, the Nine Years War, which ushers in the era of Ford, ensuring stability through dictatorship. The society depicted in the novel is based on a rigid caste system. The higher of the five castes enjoy superior tasks, while the lower ones perform menial roles. Ten Controllers hold all the power in this new world and peace is maintained by conditioning infant minds and by soothing adults with the tranquilizer, soma. The population is further controlled through scientific methods; marriage is forbidden, and children are not born but produced in an embryo factory.

This novel takes place in the year 632 A.F. The government controls the population of Utopia, there are only test tube births and an artificial process for multiplying the embryos. Marriage is forbidden. There are ten World Controllers; these people control the government and all of their plans. In the very beginning there are students being given a guided party line tour through the London Hatcheries. Two employees that work there are Henry Foster and Lenina Crowne, they have been dating each other too much and are discouraged by the state. So Lenina’s best friend, Fanny, picks on her because of this. Lenina then meets Bernard Marx, and grows to like him so much that she agrees to go on a vacation with him to a New Mexican