Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Book Analysis)
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Book Analysis)
Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including in particular technology, freedom and totalitarianism. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
This clear and detailed 60-page reading guide is structured as follows:
- Biography of Aldous Huxley
- Presentation of Brave New World
- Summary of Brave New World
- Character study
- Bernard Marx
- Hermholtz Watson
- Lenina Crowe
- John
- Linda
- Henry Foster
- Mustapha Mond
- Analysis of Brave New World
- Utopia and dystopia in literature
- The threat of technology and social conditioning
- A brave new reality?
- Freedom in peril
About Brave New World
Brave New World is one of the best-known and most influential science fiction novels of all time. It depicts a “perfect” society, in which each person is assigned to a particular class which determines their needs and their futures. Although individuals in this society have no freedom, they nonetheless adhere to its rules because they have been brainwashed from birth to accept it unquestioningly. Huxley uses this story to warn against the excesses of Western society, in particular rampant consumerism, individualism and the rise of technology.
Although Brave New World proved controversial when it was first published and has been banned in numerous countries, it regularly features on lists of the greatest books ever written.
About Aldous Huxley
Aldous Huxley was a British writer, best known for his 1932 novel Brave New World. He was a politically engaged author, and lived through and condemned the major totalitarian regimes of the 20th century. He studied English literature at Oxford University, and began to focus seriously on writing in his early 20s. He initially wrote social satires, before publishing the dystopian novel which made his reputation. Huxley died in Los Angeles in 1963.
Product details
ISBN | 9782806270337 |
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Publisher | Plurilingua Publishing |
Collection | BrightSummaries.com |
Format | |
Pages | 60 |
File size | 2.2 MB |