Brave New World Flashcards

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Overstimulation by soma

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‘the music of the radio was a labyrinth of sonorous colours’

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2
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Confessional sex

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‘orgy-porgy gives release’

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3
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Sex slogan

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‘Everyone belongs to everyone else’’

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4
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Lenina’s view of Bernard

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‘incomprehensible and dangerous nonsense’

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5
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Helmholtz’s view of Bernard

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‘wished Bernard would show a little more pride.’

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6
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Bernard and Helmholtz’s bond

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‘the knowledge that they were individuals’

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7
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Huxley on ‘the Talkies’

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‘standardised entertainent’

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8
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Lenina’s focus on the physical

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‘beautiful body’

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