1. Brave New World
written by Aldous Huxley in 1931

2. The book is set in the future where

3. people are
manufactured
The book is set in the future where

4. God is no longer
mentioned
The book is set in the future where

5. Ford is the
omnipresent in
their mind.
The book is set in the future where

6. The main character's name is
Bernard Marx.

7. The traits of Bernard
and his colleagues

8. can be compared to
The traits of Bernard
and his colleagues

9. The life of a
normal person
today and society
in general
The traits of Bernard
and his colleagues
can be compared to

10. 1) in his stature
he was different from others
3) his hobbies
2) his personality
4) and his beliefs.

11. But these differences
with his society make
him similar to
modern day.

12. The extent of how well
Huxley was able to
examine the future is
shown through the life
of Bernard Marx.

13. Everyone looks different in real life

14. Even if you have a twin

15. Even if you have a twin
you will have differences

16. in height,
in weight,
in skin tone
in the style of clothing you wear
in anything imaginable

17. in the book
everyone was similar within their castes

18. Bernard was an Alpha Plus.
But his “physique was hardly better
than that of the average Gamma” (page 57)
Normal
Alpha Bernard Gamma
8 cm difference.

19. Alphaswere bigger
and taller than Epsilons
Alpha Epsilon
Not Bernard though.

20. Bernard did not feel
acceptance in his
community

21. √
Huxley was correct in
seeing that in the
future people would
still discriminate
and not be accepted
due to something they
can’t change.

22. In the United Kingdom
in 1929, women over 21
were given the right to
vote.

23. But gender prejudice did not
disappear from the minds of people

24. People still judge books by
their cover.
it has been about 80 years
and there is still prejudice in the world

25. In Bernard’s world, all children go
through hypnopaedia.

26. In Bernard’s world, all children go
through hypnopaedia.
“every one belongs to every one else” “every one belongs to every one else” “every
one belongs to every one else” “every one belongs to every one else” “every one
belongs to every one else” “every one belongs to every one else” “every one belongs
to every one else” “every one belongs to every one else” “every one belongs to every
one else” “every one belongs to every one else” “every one belongs to every one
else” “every one belongs to every one else” “every one belongs to every one else”
“every one belongs to
every one else” (page 35)

27. Everything was shared.
People slept around,
and they loved being
surrounded by others.

28. Bernard was not like this however.
I want to be alone.

29. Today, people are either
talkative
talk moderately
or quiet.
“BLAHBLAHBLAHBL
AHBLAHBLAHBLAHB
LAHBLAHBLAHBLAH
BLAHBLAHBLAHBLA
HBLAHBLAHBLAH”
“Blahblahblah”
-silence-

30. xHuxley wasn’t
correct in saying that
everyone in the future
will become freely
open.

31. Evident in social networking pages
such as
&
where a person can have

32. every single
detail of their life
on their page

33. bare minimum

34. or no account at all

35. In the past, people would sleep
together only after they were
married or in a relationship.

36. Now the rules are more lenient.
In the past, people would sleep
together only after they were
married or in a relationship.

37. The World
State took the
free spirit to
the extreme.

38. It was frowned upon to
have “anything intense
or longdrawn” with
another person in the
book.

39. Bernard and Lenina were different.
There is no harm in
being with only
Henry for four
months

40. Bernard and Lenina were different.
There is no harm in
being with only
Henry for four
months
I don’t want to
fall for my
desires.

41. Soma:The perfect drug that
brought euphoria
and a happy place for
users. With no side
effects

42. “a gramme is better than a damn” “a gramme is better than a damn” “a gramme is
better than a damn” “a gramme is better than a damn” “a gramme is better than a
damn” “a gramme is better than a damn” “a gramme is better than a damn” “a
gramme is better than a damn” “a gramme is better than a damn” “a gramme is better
than a damn” “a gramme is better than a damn” “a gramme is better than a damn” “a
gramme is better than a damn” “a gramme is better than a damn” “a gramme is better
“a gramme is better
than a damn” (page 49)
Taught by the government to take some
soma to avoid feelings.

43. Today: Many drugs are illegal and
discouraged by the government.
and there are side effects to modern day drugs

44. “infants where
feeling and desire
are concerned.”

45. “it might be
possible to be an
adult all the time”(page 84)
Bernard

46. “it might be
possible to be an
adult all the time”(page 84)
But he takes the soma under pressure
Bernard

47. Huxley brings up the
point of how drug use
can be brought upon
by peer pressure.

48. There are
people who
Willingly do drugs
&
Abstain from
drug use

49. ratios for the two societies
are different:
* Arbitrary value
Daily Soma/Drugs/Alcohol
Users
abstainers

50. As more people use drugs -> more pressure
to use drugs -> More people using drugs

51. √
Huxley was accurate in
how he predicted that
people would remain
hypocritical, and will
look out for themselves
first.

52. power and follow the standard
no power but speaking out
against society
Pick one:
VS.

53. power and follow the standard
no power but speaking out
against society
Pick one:
VS.
Many would pick this

54. It is human nature to want and
to take things for granted.

55. We are never happy with
what we have.
It is human nature to want and
to take things for granted.

56. People in this century
don’t appreciate
technology
“It’s not strong enough”
“It’s too slow”
“It’s not big enough”
“It’s not small enough”
“I want the new one”

57. Bernard was an
outcast.

58. with the introduction of John,
the savage, Bernard is in the
spotlight

59. he “envied men… who never had to shout”
(page 58) orders to lower castes, as their size
indicated power.
Normal
Alpha Bernard Gamma
In the beginning,

60. He thought that they were taking that for granted.
Normal
Alpha Bernard Gamma
In the beginning,

61. He takes his power for granted and
doesn’t use his new power to do
good.

62. His newfound popularity gets to his head

63. √
Aldous Huxley did a
good job of predicting
the lifestyle of a person
in the future through
the life of Bernard.

64. x
√
√
√
open society
prejudice
attitudes on
promiscuity and
soma or drugs
hypocritical, and selfish