Brave New World can be viewed from
the following
perspectives:
Feminist: how
are women (Fanny, Lenina, and Linda) portrayed? Why aren't they Alphas? Why must they
take mandatory birth control? Does this lead to happiness and
freedom?
Mythological /
Archetypal: Who plays the role of the Hero, Loner, Temptress, Spirit,
Benevolent Father, Comic Relief, Nemesis? What do colors, shapes, numbers stand
for?
Marxist: What is the role
of socio-economic class system? Why do the Alphas exploit the lower castes? Is there
an unequal distribution of labor?
Freudian /
Psychoanalytic: Does John suffer from repression and Oedipal guilt? Is
his suicide the result of his guilt over having a relationship with Lenina, a younger
version of his
mother?
Existential: how does
the society limit the choices and freedom of the individual? What role does
individuality have in the face of cloning and genetic
engineering?
Historical: What
are the meanings behind all the names, allusions, and references to science in the
novel? What does Huxely believe is the role of science and technology in
government?
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