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Brave New World
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Brave New World
by:
Aldous Huxley
Summary
Plot Overview
Five Key Questions
What Does the Ending Mean?
Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapters 4–6
Chapters 7–8
Chapters 9–10
Chapters 11–12
Chapters 13–15
Chapter 16
Chapters 17–18
Video Plot Summary
Characters
Character List
John
Bernard Marx
Helmholtz Watson
Mustapha Mond
Lenina Crowe
Main Ideas
Themes
Plot analysis
Protagonist
Antagonist
Setting
Motifs
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Genre
Style
Point of View
Tone
Foreshadowing
Key Facts
Does Art Cause an Unstable Society?
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Quotes By Theme
History and Progress
Individuality
Authority and Control
Happiness and Agency
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapters 4 – 6
Chapters 7 – 8
Chapter 9 -10
Chapters 11 – 12
Chapters 13 – 15
Chapter 16
Chapters 17- 18
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John
Bernard Marx
Mustapha Mond
Helmholtz Watson
Lenina Crowne
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Context
Science in Huxley’s Time
Brave New World and Science Fiction
Movie Adaptations
Full Book Quiz
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Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapters 4-6
Chapters 7-8
Chapters 9-10
Chapters 11-12
Chapters 13-15
Chapter 16
Chapters 17-18
Study Questions
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Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
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Sample A+ Essay
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Quiz
Further study
Chapter 1 Quiz
1
of 5
What does “A.F.” stand for in the calendar that the World State uses?
After Fitzgerald
After Ford
After the Fall
After Freedom
2
of 5
What is the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre?
A place where humans are created and incubated
A place where fish and other sea creatures are hatched
A scientific center for the study of outer space
An institute for the study of animals in the wild
3
of 5
What is the process by which an egg is shocked so that it becomes multiple identical embryos?
The Foster Process
The Epsilon Process
The Bokanovsky Process
The World State Process
4
of 5
What is the World State’s motto?
“Community, Identity, Stability”
“Unity, Purity, Comprehensibility”
“Spirituality, Religiosity, Piety”
“Diversity, Individuality, Capability”
5
of 5
What is the purpose of artificial treatments used on embryos while they are incubated?
To make sure that every embryo creates an identical human being
To encourage the health and well-being of every individual
To slowly and progressively lower the intelligence of humans
To engineer individuals to enjoy and accept their destiny
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CHARACTERS
Character List
CHARACTERS
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MAIN IDEAS
Plot Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Does Art Cause an Unstable Society?
QUOTES
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MAIN IDEAS
Themes
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