BNW satire chapters 1-3

​Brave New World

​chapters 1-3
satire

genre: science fiction
subgenre: satire

Brave New World is a satire of the political and social values of the early 1920s and 1930s.  In Great Britain, the Industrial Revolution occurred between 1750 and the 1900s, with an influx of workers moving from the farming and agriculture to big city factories.  Innovations such as the steam engine, cotton gin, Morse Code, dynamite, electricity and the telegraph were invented during this time.  In 1903, the Ford Model T, the first mass-produced automobile, was produced by Henry Ford. It was a time of great advancement and change, which often brought feelings of instability and vulnerability to the people of the time.

Many philosophers, artists, authors, and politicians questioned the need for these rapid changes and wondered: are they really beneficial? Many were certain that machines were taking over the world, and the human beings would one day become useless and obsolete. In Brave New World, Huxley certainly challenges the scientific and technological changes and questions whether they represent progress or the obliteration of the world as we know it.

​Example of satire and modern application

Multiple Choice

Huxley's idea of hypnopaedia (unconscious training of children while they sleep) is most similar to which modern activity?

• natural circadian rhythms of sleep training

• message absorption through repeated commercials and political statements.

• violent messaging through music

• core standards of learning in education

Drag and Drop

Huxley inclusion of hypnopaedia in his novel shows that he was most likely concerned about how ​

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can ​

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people through ​

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and propaganda. ​

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conditioning

manipulate

societies

educate

subliminal messaging

Multiple Choice

Huxley's idea of the Malthusian belt (mandatory anti-pregnancy belt for women) is most similar to which modern activity?

• abortions

• abstinence from sex before marriage

• forced sterilization

• IUD or contraceptive implant

Drag and Drop

Huxley's description of ​

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wearing the Malthusian ​

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shows his concern that ​

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may at some point have the ability to monitor and control ​

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for all people. ​

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women

belt

government

pregnancies

pills

parents

all people