Brave New World Essay Exam
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Your task is to compare life as Huxley describes it in the World State with life in the United
States today. The essay must be at least 5 paragraphs and typed in MLA style, size 12,
Times New Roman, and Double-Spaced.
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Include an introduction, 3 or more body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Be sure to
incorporate CDs (Concrete details/facts/quotes/events/examples from the novel and U.S.
society and CMs (Commentaries/Analysis/Explanations of these facts).
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You must include at least 2 CDS (Quotes from the novel) in each body paragraph and
discuss them. Thus, 6 quotes from the text for the body paragraphs are required.
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You must begin your Introduction with a quote that is an effective attention grabber.
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Include at least 3 aspects of life in your essay:
• Human life/death
• Love and Marriage
• Art (literature, film, art, architecture, etc.)
• Consumption of goods and services
• Use of drugs (including alcohol, tobacco, coffee)
• Pleasure/self-indulgence
• Religion
Introduction
• 5-6 Sentences
• Attention-Grabbing Quote from text or other
source
• TAG: Title, Author, Genre of the novel
• 2-3 sentence summary of the novel
• Thesis: Last sentence-Must be specific to your
body paragraphs.
Body Paragraphs
• One aspect/area of life must be your focus
• Topic Sentences which includes the aspect/area and an
opinion about it
• Concrete Details (At least 2 textual quotes per body
paragraph)
• Commentaries (At least 2 sentences that comment on,
explain, analyze each quote)
• NOTE: Should be the comparisons between the World State
and the United States
• Closing Sentences which wraps up the paragraph and
slightly mentions/transitions to the next body
paragraph
Conclusion
• 5-6 Sentences
• Restate your thesis, perhaps with a different
choice of words.
• Provide a recap of your body paragraphs.
• Last Sentence-End with a final statement,
challenge, or question.
MLA Style Research
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Do I have a header on each page?
Is the header on the correct side?
Do I have a heading on the first page only?
Does it include 4 lines in the proper order?
Is the heading on the correct side?
Do I have an effective title? Is it centered?
Do I have proper margins and spacing?
Do I type in double-spacing?
Do I use Times New-Roman or Arial font
Do I use Size 12? (Am I certain?)
Do my CDs (Quotes) include lead-ins or are they dropped quotes?
Do my quotes include the speaker?
Do my quotes include proper in-text citation, in the correct order?
Do I insert end punctuation after the ending parentheses?
Is the introduction typed on the first page which includes my header 1, heading,
and title?
Works Cited
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Does my Works Cited page include a header?
Is the header on the correct side?
Are the words Works Cited typed and centered?
Is the entire page double-spaced?
Do I include the correct order of information?
Do I use correct punctuation, capitalization,
spacing, and hanging indentation.
• Do I include any extra spacing to balance the
page?
• Do I use “ “, italics, correctly?
DUE DATES
4-30-14:
Complete one-page quick write about 3 aspects/areas of
comparison/contrast between the World State and the U.S.
5-1-14:
Share observations and insights.
Discuss essay prompt and requirements.
Create class Venn Diagram.
Homework: Choose your 3 aspects/areas to compare/contrast.
5-2-14:
Find 6 quotes from the text and write them with the correct page
numbers and speakers.
5-5-14:
Finish finding 6 quotes. Check off with Mr. Hudgens.
Homework: Create Venn Diagram for your essay.
5-6-14:
Write CDs (Quotes) and CMS for each body paragraph.
Homework: Complete CDs (Quotes) and CMs.
5-7-14:
Check CDs (Quotes) and CMS.
Write Topic Sentences and Closing Sentences for body paragraphs.
Homework: Complete Topic and Closing Sentences.
5-8-14:
Check Topic and Closing Sentences.
Write Introduction and Conclusion.
Homework: Complete Introduction and Conclusion.
5-9-14-5-11-14: Write entire First Draft.
5-12-14:
First Draft Due!
Peer Edit
5-14-14:
Final Draft Due!
VENN DIAGRAM-WORLD STATE vs U.S.
2015
WORLD STATE
U.S.
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Age until adult-death at 60
Equal in death-cremation, painless,
recycled
Content with death-accepted
Death Conditioning-raised to
accept it at early age
No afterlife
Test Tube-Genetically Engineered
Birth
No Pain or Suffering-Disease FreeRare Human Error
No Families, mothers, intimacy
No overpopulation-#s are
controlled
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Aging Process
Organs may fail-Natural Causes
Burials or Cremations
Death may be painful-grieving
process
Some believe in an afterlife
Viviparous birth-mother’s womb
Diseases-Some are commonFamilies, Parents, Intimacy,
Support Systems
No regulation of population
growth
World State
• Eliminated-no free thought or
distraction
• Part of the “old world”
• Reference books only
• Feelies-tactual feelingsPromotes Sexual Promiscuity
• Synthetic Music
• No Free Expression
• Conditioning through
Hypnopaedia
U.S.
• Free Thought
• Able to read, watch, create,
build as we choose
• Variety of books
• Real Music
• Mass Media
• Free Expression
Goods and Services
World State
• Mass Production and
Consumption
• “Ending is better than
mending”
• Buy and Use
• Games must be more
complicated and include more
apparatus than the previous
ones for consumption
• Use tickets, not money
• No Labor Problems
U.S.
• Free Market-Competition
• Capitalistic
• Choice to sew/mend/repair
or buy new
• May save money
• Investments
• Use money as currency
• Labor Unions-Labor
Problems
World State
• No God or Religion
• Ford replaced God
• Solidarity Services and
Community Sings
(Ceremonies)
• Speaking out about God/the
past could get one exiled
• God is old and does not fit
their world of self-indulgence
at pleasure at all costs
• Look to a Higher Power
• Our Ford
U.S.
• Religion is by choice
• Church Services
(Communion, Eucharist)
• Numerous religions and
denominations
• Freedom of religion
• Christians are taught to be
content and selfless
• Look to a Higher Power
• Our God
World State
U.S.
• Soma is a prescribed drug
• Perfect, hallucinogenic,
euphoric-No Side Effects
• “Christianity without tears”Takes away the pain-no
sadness
• Happy and Stable and Content
• Allows for the wheels of
society to keep steadily
turning
• Can overdose like Linda
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Multiple Drugs-Most with Side Effects
Some Medicinal (prescribed)-Some
Illegal
Major Problem that is unregulated
Marijuana legalized in some states
Most are harmful
People use drugs to relive pain but
some for escape as a coping mechanism
Some for fun
Can overdose
Illegal drugs can result in penalties and
loss of employment
Some may be addictive but personal
choice first
World State
• No Marriage
• No Intimate Relationships
• “Everyone Belongs to
Everyone Else”
• No Families
• No Emotion
U.S.
• Marriage
• Monogamy
• Families
• Intimate Relationships
• Emotion
• Commitment to one person
for life
• Ceremonies for
Celebrations and A Serious
Union
World State
• Self-Indulgence and
Pleasure at all costs
• No self-denial in a mass
production and mass
consumption society
• Bernard and Helmholtz
rebel for their own reasons
• Happiness and Prosperity
till your 60 so one never
wants or needs
U.S.
• Self-Indulgence and
Pleasure at all costs is
present but is self-choice
• Self-Denial is chosen by
some (religious)
• Self-Control to adhere to
laws and norms and morals
• Some citizens go against the
law for selfish reasons