Brave New World Chapter 1

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Today we began reading Brave New World and talked about the Reading Log assignment (handout available to the right of your screen). The first chapter of the novel is quite difficult. Huxley intends to (and I think he succeeds) overwhelm us, his readers, by suddenly immersing ourselves in a strange and new environment. That's why there's so much complex vocabulary, and the processes are never fully explained. Remember, the director is talking to citizens of the World State - they know things that we don't, yet. If you're confused, don't worry: you're supposed to be somewhat confused. We will continue reading together tomorrow.

For homework, please complete your chapter 1 illustration. Remember it can be a diagram, flowchart, whatever, as long as it's a visual rendering of the ideas in the chapter.

If you have questions about the novel and don't want to ask in class, you can post them below (and in this case, anonymous is OK) and I will do my best to answer.