Blaze Island

J.M. Reinoso once said “Happiness is distraction from the human tragedy”. In the novel Brave New World, soma acts as a distraction from the unpleasant life the characters are living. Mustapha Mond, world controller, describes soma as “Euphoric, narcotic, pleasantly hallucinant” (Chapter 3). The characters in the novel use soma as a way to relax and distract themselves in tense situations, as well as make them oblivious to the enslaved conditions in which they are living. Soma is used by the

place where I’m living at this moment: Salt Spring Island. I will talk about the Island and the people as far as I am able, given my short residence here (I just arrived 4 months ago). The Island is located in the Gulf Islands, in the Juan de Fuca Strait between Vancouver and Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. Warm weather, virgin nature, beautiful beaches, and colorful people make this place very unique. The most recent census of the island reports almost 10,000 permanent residents. This number

Geography The Galapagos Islands are volcanic Islands that are situated on the equator as well as on both sides of the equator. They are 536 miles west of Ecuador. The Galapagos Islands are considered part of Ecuador. The Galapagos Islands consists of 18 main islands, 3 smaller islands and 107 rocks and inlets. The Islands are located on a tectonic plate which is moving east/southeast diving under the South American plate at a rate of about 2.5 inches per year. The Islands are on top of a place where

John the Savage is an intriguing character to say the least, with an even more intriguing background. Son of the Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning in a “new world” that he has only heard stories about, living on a secluded reservation that is unknown to the rest of the world, merely trying to fit in with the other natives. He’s been seen as an outcast practically since birth and doesn’t understand why. Once he is invited to the “new world”, he experiences exile and seems to enjoy it, until

In Brave New World, happiness is artificially brought about through pills of soma. Soma is a drug that allows all citizens to be controlled by the World State by altering their emotions and mindset to be happy all the time. In Brave New World, soma is described simply as "all of the advantages of Christianity and alcohol; none of their defects" (Huxley, 1932/1998, page 54, para 2). In our world, people often turn to activities such as religion or alcohol to find happiness. Soma is used as a replacement

In Brave New World, Aldous Huxley added many key elements to his novel that enhanced the reading experience. One aspect where Huxley excelled was the use of motifs, spread across the text. A motif is considered a recurring object or idea that has symbolic significance in a book. Through its extensive repetition, motifs can help develop themes or mood. Examples of motifs in Brave New World are alienation and Shakespeare. Though those motifs have major importance to the development of the story, the

Lauren Wadas Ms. Petersen, AP Lit 2017 Exile in a Brave New World, As Expressed by Brave New World Having been a somewhat of an outsider in his life, physically and mentally, Aldous Huxley used what others thought as his oddities to create complex works. His large stature and creative individuality is expressed in the characters of his novel, Brave New World. In crafting such characters as Lenina, John, Linda, Bernard, and Helmholtz, not to mention the entire world he created in the text itself

Brave New World George Santayana once said, “Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination.” In life, there is no such thing as a “complete utopia”, although that is what many people try to achieve. Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World is an attempt at a utopian society. In this brave new world, mothers and fathers and family are non-existent. Besides being non-existent, when words of that sort are mentioned, ears are covered and faces of disgust are made. In a report to the

Brave New World has been relevant to moral society ever since it was first published in 1932. From genetic engineering to class struggles, Brave New World examines a future where embryos are chemically treated to ensure they fit in a class, and then babies are hypnotized into believing governmental doctrines as pure truth. The use of Soma, a narcotic used as an instant anti-depressant, casts a worrying shadow on the chemical treatment of clinical depression to an extent. These are ideas that have

shape is the island/country? How big is it? The shape of the island is a circle ish shape being medium to large in size. The island is located in the Pacific Ocean, close to Hawaii. Are there lots of sandy beaches? Forest or jungles? Villages, towns, or developed cities? What parts of the island (if any) are developed, and what parts (if any) are left untouched? There are sandy beaches around the perimeter of the island. Multiple patches of thick jungles are scattered among the island. There are