Questionnaire on BNW for project research!

Hello, I'm Emily, a third year illustration student at Loughborough University.

For my first project this year I aim to create a book cover and 3 internal illustrations for Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, for the
House of Illustration Competition (http://competitions.houseofillustrat....uk/folio2012/)

As part of my project research I have created a small questionnaire for people who have read the novel.
I would really appreciate it if you could spare a few minutes of your time to fill this in! Your feedback will be extremely useful in helping me develop ideas and realise my final outcomes for this project.


Brave New World Questionnaire:


1.) What was your overall experience reading the book?

(i.e. How did you find it- enjoyable? A difficult read? Any additional thoughts on it as a dystopian novel overall?....)


2.) What scenes described in the book stood out for you visually the most?


3.) Who do you think is the intended audience for Brave New World? / What age group do you think the book is aimed at?


4.) What do you think the core theme/concept is in Brave New World?


5.) What would you expect (or prefer) a new front cover for Brave New World to involve?

(i.e. certain imagery/ a particular scene from the book/ an overall sense of the story etc.)



6.) How would you describe the overall mood or tone of the story?



The main contrasting settings in the book are the 'New World' (set in London) and the Indian Reservation in New Mexico where Lenina and Bernard find John Savage.

7.) Which setting in the book did you find most interesting?


8.) What are you favourite scenes (or scenes you found most memorable) from each of these settings?


9.) In the Indian Reservation setting, did any particular scene/description stand out to you?




Thank you for filling this in, I really appreciate your time!
Please Note: All responses will remain anonymous, I am simply using the answers given as research.