Brave New World Test

Bokanovsky's Process

this enables cloning up to 96 identical workers from a single egg

Solidarity Service

In 7,000 rooms at Fordson singery, this involves 12 citizens, soma, singing, and sex.

Hypnopaedia

this method of molding citizens relies upon repetition to mold the values of citizens

Soma

a euphoric, narcotic, hallucinogen that 'solves' problems

Freemartin

these citizens were rendered infertile as embryos in the hatchery.

Savage Reservation

60,000 people occupy this land short on natural resources, steeped in faith

Neo-Pavlovian Conditioning

this method uses electric shocks to shape citizens to fear books, hate nature, etc.

Malthusian Drill

mandatory contraceptive practice for all unsterilized female citizens.

Feelies

this engages citizens' senses with artless stories filled with violence and sex.

Obstacle Golf

citizens are conditioned to prefer this recreation, which stimulates the economy.

V.P.S.

this dose of adrenin provides the physiological equivalent of fear and rage.

Bernard Marx

An outsider in the World State who feels insecure and questions its shallow values, longing for individuality and real human connection.

Lenina Crowne

A citizen who fully accepts the World State's beliefs, prioritizing pleasure, conformity, and stability without questioning the system.

Helmholtz Watson

An intelligent and creative Alpha who feels unfulfilled and desires deeper meaning and emotional expression.

John the Savage

A character raised outside the World State who rejects artificial happiness and values truth, suffering, and authentic human experiences.

Mustapha Mond

A powerful World Controller who defends sacrificing freedom and truth in order to maintain stability and societal happiness.

Henry Foster

A typical World State citizen who follows societal norms and enjoys material comforts without questioning authority.

Linda

A woman who becomes dependent on soma and represents the destructive effects of the World State's lifestyle.

Pope

A man from the Savage Reservation who has a relationship with Linda and introduces outside influences like alcohol.

Mitsima

An elder on the Savage Reservation who teaches traditional skills and values, representing a connection to culture, history, and natural human life outside the World State.

Kiakime

young love of John's who married another, breaking his heart at

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Shaw

this physician knowingly harms his patient through extra-strong prescriptions

Dr. Gaffney

this Provost of an Upper School at Eton ridicules the Penitentes' confessions, etc.

Darwin Boneparte

this expert photographer recorded John's whipping

Henry Ford

The figurehead and deity of the World State who represents industrial efficiency and mass production.

World State

The society in the novel that prioritizes stability, pleasure, and conformity over individual freedom and truth.

Soma

A drug used by citizens of the World State to escape reality and maintain societal happiness.

Simile

A comparison using "like" or "as."

Metaphor

A direct comparison between two unlike things.

Personification

Giving human traits to non-human things.

Allusion

A reference to another text, event, or person.

Hyperbole

Extreme exaggeration for effect.

Imagery

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

Tone

The author's attitude toward the subject.

Symbol

Something that represents a deeper meaning.

Static Character

A character who does not change.

Dynamic Character

A character who changes over time.

Theme

The central message of a story.

Satire

The use of humor to criticize society.

Atmosphere

The mood or feeling of a scene.

Syntax

The arrangement of words and sentences.

Verbal Irony

Saying the opposite of what is meant.

Dramatic Irony

When the audience knows more than the characters.

Situational Irony

When the outcome is the opposite of what is expected.