7/29/2019 #9 BNW Writing and Disucssion

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Brave New World 

Writing and Discussion Prompts

Each writing assignment should be a full page long. After page is written, theclass will discuss the topic.

Chapter 1:First Paragraph: How do they use cloning in BNW? Use two quotations in your response.Second Paragraph: How is cloning used in our world today? How do you feelabout cloning?

Chapter 2First Paragraph: How do they use conditioning in BNW? Use two quotations inyour response.Second Paragraph: How are we conditioned (both classical and operant

conditioning) in our society? How do you feel about this conditioning?

Chapters 4-6First Paragraph: Explain in your own words how there is no time for solitude or reflection in BNW. Use two quotations in your response.Second Paragraph: When do you have time for solitude and reflection? Is thistime important to you?

Chapters 7-8First Paragraph: Explain two misfits or outcasts in these chapters. Why do theynot fit in? Use two quotations in your response.

Second Paragraph: Who is a misfit or an outcast in our society? Why do theynot fit in? Do you ever feel like a misfit or outcast? Is being a misfit or outcastokay?

Chapters 9-10First Paragraph: How and why do people use drugs in BNW? Use twoquotations in your response.Second Paragraph: How do you feel about drug use in our society? Whatconcerns do you have about drug use? Think about both prescription and illegaldrugs.

Chapter 11First Paragraph: How do people feel about age and death in BNW? Use twoquotations in your response.Second Paragraph: How are senior citizens are treated in our society? How doyou feel about this treatment? How is death viewed in our society? If you couldchange something about how our culture views age and death, what would youchange? 

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Chapters 13-16First Paragraph: In BNW, what is more important: truth or happiness? Use twoquotations in your response.Second Paragraph: What is more important to you? Why? 

Chapters 17-18First Paragraph: In BNW, how do they feel about consumption andconsumerism? Use two quotations in your response.Second Paragraph: How prevalent is consumption and consumerism in our society? How do you feel about that?

Final essay:Science Fiction writers use stories about the future to warn us about our presentlives. What warnings and concerns does Huxley have about our future? Lookback at the writing assignments you have done for this novel. Pick one or two of the issues and expand on your previous ideas with insights that we discussed in

class. Explain how the issue you have chosen is addressed throughout thebook. What is Huxley saying about that issue? Do you share his concern?