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Brave New World
by A ldous H uxley
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Table of Contents
Pre-Reading
Authorial Motivation.....................................................................................................................6
Theme I.........................................................................................................................................10
Debate............................................................................................................................................12
Theme II........................................................................................................................................16
Genre/Creative Writing.................................................................................................................20
Structure........................................................................................................................................22
Chapter 1
Critical Reading.............................................................................................................................24
Imagery..........................................................................................................................................30
Setting............................................................................................................................................34
Characterization............................................................................................................................38
Chapter 2
Critical Reading and Writing A Summary.....................................................................................40
Critical Reading and Writing an Analysis.....................................................................................42
Theme............................................................................................................................................44
Persuasion.....................................................................................................................................46
Chapter 3
Style, Connotation, and Denotation..............................................................................................48
Characterization............................................................................................................................52
Dramatic Literature.......................................................................................................................56
Chapter 4
Figurative Language......................................................................................................................58
Chapter 5
Symbolism.....................................................................................................................................62
Description....................................................................................................................................64
Advertising....................................................................................................................................66
Style...............................................................................................................................................68
Chapter 6
Point of View.................................................................................................................................72
Style...............................................................................................................................................74
Chapters 1 – 6
Setting............................................................................................................................................76
Chapters 7 and 8
Critical Reading and Writing.........................................................................................................80
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Chapters 1 – 8
Plot................................................................................................................................................84
Chapters 7 and 8
Writing A Compare/Contrast Essay..............................................................................................90
Writing..........................................................................................................................................92
Chapters 9 – 11
Irony..............................................................................................................................................94
Characterization............................................................................................................................96
Chapter 12
Characterization............................................................................................................................100
Chapter 13
Characterization............................................................................................................................102
Chapter 14
Compare and Contrast..................................................................................................................104
Chapters 12 – 14
Allegory.........................................................................................................................................108
Characterization I..........................................................................................................................110
Characterization II........................................................................................................................112
Characterization III.......................................................................................................................114
Chapter 15
Mood.............................................................................................................................................120
Chapters 15 and 16
Characterization............................................................................................................................122
Chapters 15 – 16
Allusion.........................................................................................................................................124
Chapter 17
Point of View.................................................................................................................................126
Theme............................................................................................................................................128
Style...............................................................................................................................................130
Chapters 16 – 17
Characterization............................................................................................................................132
Chapter 18
Conflicts........................................................................................................................................134
Wrap-Up........................................................................................................................................136
Critical Reading.............................................................................................................................138
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Wrap-Up
Letter Writing................................................................................................................................142
Theme I.........................................................................................................................................144
Inference........................................................................................................................................146
Art..................................................................................................................................................148
Critical Reading I...........................................................................................................................150
Critical Reading II.........................................................................................................................152
Inference........................................................................................................................................154
Speaking........................................................................................................................................156
Theme II........................................................................................................................................158
Role Playing...................................................................................................................................160
Characterization............................................................................................................................162
Theme III.......................................................................................................................................164
Appendices
Terms and Definitions...................................................................................................................166
Directions for a Debate..................................................................................................................170
Dramatization of Scenes in the Novel...........................................................................................171
Directions for Interviews...............................................................................................................172
Newspaper.....................................................................................................................................173
Writing Poems...............................................................................................................................175
Small Group Learning...................................................................................................................177
Procedures for Small Group Work................................................................................................179
Small Group Evaluation Sheet.......................................................................................................180
Student Roles in Group Discussions.............................................................................................181
All references come from the Perennial Classics edition of Brave New World, published by Harper Collins, 1998
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Student’s Page Brave New World
Name: ________________________________ Date:_________________
Pre-Reading
Authorial Motivation
Objectives: Understanding an author’s motivation for writing a literary text
Researching facts using printed and electronic resources
Organizing biographical information
Writing informal, Standard English
Activity
Using the Internet and the appropriate reference materials, research and write a brief biography based on
the life of Aldous Huxley. Include the following information:
• Year and place of birth
• Family background
• Educational background
• Other writing credits
• Outside influences (people, places, and events)
• Year and place of death
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Student’s Page Brave New World
Name: ________________________________ Date:_________________
Chapter 1
Critical Reading
Objectives: Understanding the events in a novel
Defining terms used in a novel
Reading a literary text critically
Activity
Reread Chapter 1 of Brave New World. Complete the following:
DEFINE
1. A.F. – _______________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
2. Bokanovsky Group – __________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
3. Bokanovsky Process – _________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
4. Bottling – ___________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
5. Caste System – _______________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
6. D.H.C. for Central London – ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
7. Decanted – __________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
8. Decanting Room – ____________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
9. Epsilons – ___________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
10. Freemartins – ________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
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Student’s Page Brave New World
Name: ________________________________ Date:_________________
Chapter 2
Critical Reading and Writing an Analysis
Objectives: Analyzing text for underlying meanings, ideas, and values
Writing a literary analysis of a chapter in a novel
Organizing a paragraph using a topic sentence, supporting details, and references to the text
Activity
An analysis serves as an examination of the events in a literary work, in which the reader attempts to
discover underlying meaning and extract underlying ideas. An analysis expresses the ideas and values of
the author or the characters an author has created. Record this chapter’s focus and its underlying ideas.
Write an analysis of this chapter.
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Student’s Page Brave New World
Name: ________________________________ Date:_________________
Chapter 4
Figurative Language
Objective: Recognizing the use of figurative language in a literary text
Activity
Authors use figurative language to enhance their work by making it more forceful.
Identify the following excerpts from this chapter of Brave New World as to their literary term. You may
choose from metonymy, metaphor, simile, or personification. In the space after each example, explain the
comparison or the feeling you get from the language. The first question has been answered for you.
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Student’s Page Brave New World
Name: ________________________________ Date:_________________
Chapter 12
Characterization
Objectives: Understanding character motivations
Analyzing character traits
Using role-playing
Activity
The conflict of individuality versus conformity remains constant throughout the novel. Very little conflict is
seen between the conforming members of the World State, but conflict becomes evident between members
who are concerned with individuality and personal emotion.
Conduct a mock trail based on John’s refusal to attend the party Bernard Marx is throwing. Clarify and
state the charges brought against John by his host, Bernard. Use the other characters (Lenina, Helmholtz,
the Arch Songster, the Head Mistress of Eton, and Henry Foster) as character witnesses to defend or
incriminate John and Bernard.
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