O Brave New World!

World Literature. Thu, Aug 13th, 2009 at 5:47 pm

Themes: Brave New World, Conformity, Reading, Rebellion

That Has Such People In’t!¹²

We read Harlan Ellison’s “’Repent, Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman” in class today to begin our discussion of conformity and rebellion. Here are some things to consider as we move forward:

• What is this freedom thing, and why is it so important to us?
• What is conformity? Rebellion?
• What do each do for us?
• In what kinds of situations are either of them appropriate?

I passed out copies of Brave New World in class. You should read through chapter two for tomorrow. Also, fill out the form here so I can keep track of all of them. (Don’t worry about it if you emailed me earlier.)

1. Shakespeare. The Tempest. V.i. [↩]
2. Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. New York: HarperCollins, 1998. 139. Print. [↩]