Brave New World

Novel | Aldous Huxley
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Brief Questions in “Brave New World”

Brief Questions in “Brave New World”

  • What is the theme of Brave New World?
Ans: The novel satirizes modern values, showing a future world where social and moral trends are taken to extremes.
  • What is the setting of Brave New World?
Ans: It is set in the year A.F. 632, meaning 632 years after Henry Ford’s first Model T car.
  • What does the World State refer to?
Ans: It refers to the powerful global government imagined by Huxley.
  • When and where does the story take place?
Ans: The story happens in the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre in A.F. 632.
  • Who is the ‘God’ of the World State society?
Ans: Mustapha Mond, called “His Fordship,” is the godlike leader of the World State.
  • What is the Neo-Pavlovian process?
Ans: Babies are shocked when they touch books or flowers to make them fear beauty and knowledge.
  • How was Soma invented?
Ans: Scientists created Soma as a perfect drug to replace alcohol and painkillers.
  • Who is Lenina Crowne?
Ans: Lenina is a vaccination worker at the Hatchery and loved by Bernard and John.
  • Who is Linda?
Ans: Linda is John’s mother, a Beta-minus woman once loved by the Director.
  • What kind of man is Mustapha Mond?
Ans: He is a wise but hypocritical ruler who hides truth to control society.
  • How does John the Savage die?
Ans: John kills himself out of guilt after giving in to worldly pleasures.
  • How could the novel’s tragic ending have been avoided?
Ans: It could be avoided if Mustapha Mond let John go to the islands.
  • How did Linda die?
Ans: She died from taking too much Soma, with John beside her.
  • What is Alpha-plus?
Ans: It is the highest caste in the World State society.
  • Who is Mustapha Mond?
Ans: He is the World Controller for Western Europe and one of ten rulers.
  • Name two female characters in Brave New World.
Ans: Lenina Crowne and Fanny Crowne.
  • Why is Henry Ford an idol of the World State?
Ans: He is worshipped for inventing modern industrial production methods.
  • How does Mustapha Mond begin his lecture?
Ans: He starts with Ford’s quote, “History is bunk.”
  • What kind of novel is Brave New World?
Ans: It is a dystopian or anti-utopian novel criticizing modern life.
  • What is Soma in the novel?
Ans: It is a pleasure drug that brings happiness without pain or aftereffects.
  • What is the motto of the World State?
Ans: “Community, Identity, Stability.”
  • Why and how does John do penance?
Ans: Feeling guilty for his mother’s death, he whips himself in punishment.
  • What is the function of Soma?
Ans: It removes pain and sorrow, giving people false happiness.
  • How was John the Savage born?
Ans: He was born naturally to Linda and the Director on the Savage Reservation.
  • What kind of world is shown in Brave New World?
Ans: A world without emotion, religion, or morals, ruled by science and control.
  • Who is the ‘God’ of the World State society?
Ans: Mustapha Mond, known as “His Fordship.”
  • What is the Neo-Pavlovian process?
Ans: It conditions infants through fear to shape their future behaviour.

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