What are its premises regarding:
The individual
The state
Consciousness / psychology / the mind
History
The body
God
Art
Etc.
Where did this -ism come from? What are its roots? What are some of the historical developments and social anxieties that gave rise to it? What are some of the historical developments and social anxieties that it created?
What was its historical condition in 1931?
Was Huxley involved in this 'ism'? Did he write about it? If not, what did he write that shows us his overall thinking about the topic at hand?
GOAL 2: To think about how this 'ism' shows up in Brave New World: how it informs the novel and how the novel comments upon it.
What seems to be the novel’s relationship to this 'ism'? How do you know? What seems to be Huxley's argument about this ism? (Here you need to think beyond "it's good" or "it's bad.")
How does the form of the novel express, enhance, or perhaps complicate its relationship to this 'ism'? Close-readings of relevant passages will be a significant source of evidence in your paper.
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