Wednesday, February 9, 2011

POW #3: Irony in Brave New World

Huxley's Brave New World is filled with irony and satire.

Remember the three types of irony: Verbal, Situational, Dramatic.

For this blog post, locate one example of irony in the book up through Ch. 10.

1. Explain the situation from the book

2. Label the type of irony

3. Explain what Huxley is trying to say with the irony.

Example:

Explanation: In this world, the popular phrase is, "Everyone is happy now." Lenina repeats this over and over. There are no wars, poverty, violence or crime. It appears to be a perfect society or utopia.

However, this world is far from perfect. The people do not know true happiness. They are actually void of any emotion at all. They may say that they are happy, but they are not.

Situational Irony

Huxley's purpose: People can be conditioned to think or say certain things, even if they do not actually believe it. Huxley is also exploring the question: What does it mean to be happy? What is the true nature of happiness? Is it something you say? Something you feel? How do you attain true happiness?

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