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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

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Lenina Crowne

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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.

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Pneumatic

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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.

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Bernard Marx

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A main character who initially feels discontent with the World State but ultimately cannot escape its conditioning.

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The Social Predestination Room

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A room where future social roles and intelligence levels are assigned to developing embryos.

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The Nine Years' War

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A conflict which led to the establishment of the World State and the demise of cultural and historical ties.

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Orgy-porgy

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A ritual that combines religious elements with group sex, aimed at reinforcing community bonds and suppressing individual feelings.

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John (the Savage)

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A character raised on the Savage Reservation who struggles with the values and practices of the World State society.

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Neo-Pavlovian Conditioning

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A technique that conditions infants to have adverse reactions to certain stimuli, shaping consumer behavior.

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Shakespeare's Influence

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References to Shakespeare's works throughout the novel are used by the character John to express complex emotions and question the society he faces.

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Soma

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A hallucinogenic drug used by citizens to escape discomfort and pain, ensuring conformity and social harmony.

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Bokanovsky's Process

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A fictional method of human cloning used to create a caste system, resulting in up to 96 identical embryos from a single egg.

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The Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning

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An authority figure who oversees the creation and initial conditioning of individuals in the World State.

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The Chestnut Tree Café

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A place of social gathering for non-conformist intellectuals and those with subversive ideas.

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The Epsilon caste

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The caste of workers designed with limited intelligence and stature, fulfilling the most menial and laborious roles.

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Hypnopaedia

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Sleep-learning used to teach children the morals and customs of the World State, ensuring uncritical acceptance of their predetermined roles.

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Solidarity Services

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Community gatherings that combine religious rituals with orgiastic elements to reinforce social bonds and consumer behavior.

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Motherhood and Natural Birth

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Regarded as vulgar and primitive in the novel, signifying the detachment of sex from reproduction.

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Mustapha Mond

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One of the World Controllers who explains the principles and beliefs of the World State to John.

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Island Exile

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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.

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Conditioning

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Psychological training for people to behave in ways that serve society, starting in infancy and continuing throughout life.

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Malthusian Belt

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A device worn by women to hold contraceptives, ensuring population control and the separation of sex from reproduction.

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Alpha caste

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Members of the highest caste who are leaders and intellectuals, enjoying the greatest amount of freedom and privilege.

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Centrifugal Bumble-Puppy

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A children's game in the novel, designed to be complicated and consume resources, thereby promoting consumption and social stability.

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Fordism

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A term used in the novel to describe the worship of Henry Ford, representing mass production and consumption.

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Obscenity Trial of 2045

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A fictional historical trial in the novel representing the suppression of past literature and expressions of individual desire.

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Helmholtz Watson

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A character who is intellectually superior and feels unfilled creatively, symbolizing the struggle for individuality in a conformist world.

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The Feelies

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Movies that engage not only sight and sound but also tactile sensations, used for mass entertainment and distraction.

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The World State Motto

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The motto is 'Community, Identity, Stability,' which outlines the principles upon which the society is founded.

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Death Conditioning

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Training children to accept death without fear or sadness, reflecting the World State's attitude towards mortality.

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The Savage Reservation

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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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