Brave new world / Aldous Huxley

By:

Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Not so classicPublication details: Belin, Paris, 2021Description: 382 pagesISBN:

9791035819149

Other title:

Brave new world

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Novels

LOC classification:

PR6015.U9 B6724 2003

Contents:

Marginal vocabulary notes (in French and English) — A comprehensive file to understand the work, its characters, major themes, and its context — Quizzes to memorize the essentials in a playful manner — Activities to improve in English, thanks to the text of an exceptional author — Contains exercises in the form of quizzes. The work is accompanied by a downloadable pedagogical guide at belin-education.com.

Summary: "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley is a dystopian novel set in a future world where society is controlled through technological and biological means. In this highly structured and controlled society, individuals are born into predetermined classes and conditioned to accept their roles without questioning authority. The story revolves around Bernard Marx, an individual who feels out of place in the conformist society, and John "the Savage," a man born outside the controlled world who becomes a symbol of humanity's lost individuality. As the narrative unfolds, it explores themes of technological control, the dehumanizing effects of mass production, and the sacrifice of individuality for societal stability. Huxley's "Brave New World" serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of sacrificing personal freedom and genuine human experiences in the pursuit of societal order and technological progress.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	TBS Barcelona Libre acceso	P-EN HUX (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		B05177

Marginal vocabulary notes (in French and English) —
A comprehensive file to understand the work, its characters, major themes, and its context —
Quizzes to memorize the essentials in a playful manner —
Activities to improve in English, thanks to the text of an exceptional author —
Contains exercises in the form of quizzes. The work is accompanied by a downloadable pedagogical guide at belin-education.com.

"Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley is a dystopian novel set in a future world where society is controlled through technological and biological means. In this highly structured and controlled society, individuals are born into predetermined classes and conditioned to accept their roles without questioning authority.

The story revolves around Bernard Marx, an individual who feels out of place in the conformist society, and John "the Savage," a man born outside the controlled world who becomes a symbol of humanity's lost individuality. As the narrative unfolds, it explores themes of technological control, the dehumanizing effects of mass production, and the sacrifice of individuality for societal stability.

Huxley's "Brave New World" serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of sacrificing personal freedom and genuine human experiences in the pursuit of societal order and technological progress.

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