Huxley's Brave New World

✍ Scribed by Charles Ph.D.; Higgins, Regina Higgins

• Publisher: Cliffs Notes
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 100
• Series: Cliffs Notes
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also features glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.

The new world in CliffsNotes on Brave New World is not a good place to be. Readers have used the word ''dystopia,'' meaning ''bad place,'' to describe Huxley's fictional world.

But your experience studying this novel won't be bad at all when you rely on this study guide for help. Meet John the Savage and enter Huxley's witty and disturbing view of the future. Other features that help you study include

• Character analyses of major players
• A character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the characters
• Critical essays
• A review section that tests your knowledge
• A Resource Center full of books, articles, films, and Internet sites

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✦ Table of Contents

Huxley’s
Brave
New World
Just Got Better......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 5
How to Use This Book......Page 8
Life and Background of the Author......Page 9
Education......Page 10
Literary Writing......Page 11
Honors and Awards......Page 13
Introduction to the Novel......Page 14
Historical Background......Page 15
Utopian Fiction......Page 16
The Structure of the Novel......Page 17
A Brief Synopsis......Page 18
List of Characters......Page 20
Character Map......Page 22
Critical Commentaries......Page 23
Commentary......Page 24
Glossary......Page 26
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Glossary......Page 67
Character Analyses......Page 68
John the Savage......Page 69
Lenina......Page 70
The D.H.C.......Page 71
Mustapha Mond......Page 72
Helmholtz Watson......Page 73
Critical Essays......Page 74
Society and the Individual
in Brave New World......Page 75
Brave New World Revisited: Further
Thoughts on the Future......Page 77
Q&A......Page 81
Essay Questions......Page 82
Practice Projects......Page 83
Books......Page 85
Films and Other Recordings......Page 87
Send Us Your Favorite Tips......Page 88
Index......Page 89