Ahhhhh Brave New World that has such people in it!! How do I even begin to find an essay topic that clearly defines what I wish to talk about? As of this moment I have a few general directions, but there are so many explorable avenues relateable to this topic that grab my attention. One of these would have to be the individuality of John, and upon entering the brave new world, how he is socially viewed, and how his interpretations of life are so different than theirs. I believe a comparison with a character such as a Pochantas, or even Miranda or possibly Caliban would be parallels that would all fit well, and therefore I think I would use textual evidence from each respective character. Also, I would like to further expand on the Shakespearean topics mentioned in the novel, and how the parallels from both The Tempest, and from Romeo and Juliet fit well, along with the references John makes in regards to both.
Additionally, I would like to pull from Brave New World Revisited, for I find it interesting how Aldous Huxley goes over the content of his own noveland explains each aspect. I believe that if I was to take from this I would add insight to my paper that would help to fully back my argument, because I would be using the actual explanation given by the author. A topic I would like to explore form Brave New World Revisited would be the idea of our freedom being threatened, for instance Huxley states freedom "is threatened from many directions, and these threats are of many different kinds-demographic, social, political, psychological." I like this idea presented and I would like to present it in a modern times view and explore if Huxley's assumptions are beginning to become more of a reality.
