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Brave New World

by A ldous H uxley

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ISBN 978-1-60389-203-2
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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

S-7 Reproducible Student Worksheet

 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.

S - 43 Reproducible Student Worksheet

 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.

S - 59 Reproducible Student Worksheet

 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.

S - 101 Reproducible Student Worksheet