Justin Enriquez
Mr. Fernando
British Lit. /Comp.
30 March 2014
Yesterday As We Once Knew It
In Brave New World, the setting is much different
than what we are used to. Huxley conveys that the year is A.F. 632. The author creates
an elaborate and intricate setting for his novel. He provides details about
everything from technology to professions. Furthermore, he even provides us
with a description of a building. The significance of this building comes with
its description in that it is described as "only" 34 stories, showing
us that this world is in a much more advanced time period.
The feel of this novel is provided to us in how the
author portrays this so called "Utopia". In essence, the more
eye-catching the setting and the more transparent the picture, the more
effective the novel. Via elaborate detail, the author makes it that much
easier for the reader in understanding the idea of a "World State" thus
promoting the idea in a much more appealing manner.
This novel sounds like a novel that involves a
society that doesn't know they are controlled but can possibly soon find out
and as a result rebel in an effort to gain the upper hand in this so called
"World State". The citizens of this society are artificially made and
therefore hold a predestined life. In short, these people are made in a test
tube in an effort to make them belong to one of the five classes established in
this "World State".
