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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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Lenina Crowne
A character who works in the Hatchery and is a symbol of the typical World State citizen, both in her beauty and her adherence to societal norms.
Pneumatic
Used within the book as a term to describe people or objects as attractive or having sex appeal, reflecting the commodification of all aspects of life.
Bernard Marx
A main character who initially feels discontent with the World State but ultimately cannot escape its conditioning.
The Social Predestination Room
A room where future social roles and intelligence levels are assigned to developing embryos.
The Nine Years' War
A conflict which led to the establishment of the World State and the demise of cultural and historical ties.
Orgy-porgy
A ritual that combines religious elements with group sex, aimed at reinforcing community bonds and suppressing individual feelings.
John (the Savage)
A character raised on the Savage Reservation who struggles with the values and practices of the World State society.
Neo-Pavlovian Conditioning
A technique that conditions infants to have adverse reactions to certain stimuli, shaping consumer behavior.
Shakespeare's Influence
References to Shakespeare's works throughout the novel are used by the character John to express complex emotions and question the society he faces.
Soma
A hallucinogenic drug used by citizens to escape discomfort and pain, ensuring conformity and social harmony.
Bokanovsky's Process
A fictional method of human cloning used to create a caste system, resulting in up to 96 identical embryos from a single egg.
The Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning
An authority figure who oversees the creation and initial conditioning of individuals in the World State.
The Chestnut Tree Café
A place of social gathering for non-conformist intellectuals and those with subversive ideas.
The Epsilon caste
The caste of workers designed with limited intelligence and stature, fulfilling the most menial and laborious roles.
Hypnopaedia
Sleep-learning used to teach children the morals and customs of the World State, ensuring uncritical acceptance of their predetermined roles.
Solidarity Services
Community gatherings that combine religious rituals with orgiastic elements to reinforce social bonds and consumer behavior.
Motherhood and Natural Birth
Regarded as vulgar and primitive in the novel, signifying the detachment of sex from reproduction.
Mustapha Mond
One of the World Controllers who explains the principles and beliefs of the World State to John.
Island Exile
The fate of individuals who think and act differently from the norms of the World State, as they are sent to islands where their non-conformity can't disrupt society.
Conditioning
Psychological training for people to behave in ways that serve society, starting in infancy and continuing throughout life.
Malthusian Belt
A device worn by women to hold contraceptives, ensuring population control and the separation of sex from reproduction.
Alpha caste
Members of the highest caste who are leaders and intellectuals, enjoying the greatest amount of freedom and privilege.
Centrifugal Bumble-Puppy
A children's game in the novel, designed to be complicated and consume resources, thereby promoting consumption and social stability.
Fordism
A term used in the novel to describe the worship of Henry Ford, representing mass production and consumption.
Obscenity Trial of 2045
A fictional historical trial in the novel representing the suppression of past literature and expressions of individual desire.
Helmholtz Watson
A character who is intellectually superior and feels unfilled creatively, symbolizing the struggle for individuality in a conformist world.
The Feelies
Movies that engage not only sight and sound but also tactile sensations, used for mass entertainment and distraction.
The World State Motto
The motto is 'Community, Identity, Stability,' which outlines the principles upon which the society is founded.
Death Conditioning
Training children to accept death without fear or sadness, reflecting the World State's attitude towards mortality.
The Savage Reservation
A place where people live outside the control of the World State, a contrast to the novel's highly controlled society.
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