Who is your favorite character in Brave New World and why? What is your favorite passage/quote in the play?
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Who is your favorite character in Brave New World and why? What is your favorite passage/quote in the play?
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Last edited by Scheherazade; 04-20-2005 at 08:07 AM.
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Haven't finished reading it yet but as far it's John, I'll vote when I finish the book but I doubt there's gonna be someone else to 'threaten' his position
I have a plan: attack!
I wonder how likely people are to equate "favorite" with "most like me?"
(Not just for this book, but in general. Rhetorical question!)
100,000 lemmings can't be wrong. ~heard from a friend
Life is the first gift, love is the second, understanding the third. ~ Marge Piercy
Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God;
but only he who sees takes of his shoes. ~Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Oh right. My favorite.
I voted for the Director, but then I realized I was confused and meant, in fact, the Controller (who wasn't a poll option anyway). Oops, sorry.
I like the Controller, because of all the characters, he seems to be the most honest (with himself and others). He knows the score, he knows where he stands, he knows Shakespeare, and he's still a bastard. Hehe.
I'll refrain from commenting on the others just yet. No favorite quotes, really either, since I wasn't thinking about it as I read. I may go back and peruse later...
100,000 lemmings can't be wrong. ~heard from a friend
Life is the first gift, love is the second, understanding the third. ~ Marge Piercy
Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God;
but only he who sees takes of his shoes. ~Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Mustapha Mond is the Controller.
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Love Huxley. Tried reading a biography 'Aldous Huxley: An English Intellectual' and couldn't get past the early years! Can't bring myself to skip to the later (probably more interesting) stuff, so have put it aside for now. Probably not in the mood because I just read a weighty D.H. Lawrence. Did anyone ever read any of his essays? 'Brave New World Revisited' is a fascinating and prescient collection of his writing. A must read. Years since I read 'Brave New World' so I can't really give a favourite quote - I'm just going to open the novel at random and choose a segment I like.
"...pale as death, pale with the posthumous whiteness of marble."
Damn. I fail. And I only fininshed the book a couple weeks ago. Well... no way to change my vote, I suppose?
100,000 lemmings can't be wrong. ~heard from a friend
Life is the first gift, love is the second, understanding the third. ~ Marge Piercy
Earth's crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God;
but only he who sees takes of his shoes. ~Elizabeth Barrett Browning
same for meOriginally Posted by Snukes
i like the Savage, as well.. i can sympathize with his romanticism, but on the ohter hand i think he's overdoing it a wee little bit and he's definitely not honest with himself... so i'd go for the Controller, even though he's a bastard
watson.
he does something about what he believes.
i think he is who huxley sympathised with the most.
Told by a fool, signifying nothing.
After finishing it I'm glad I didn't vote before. I agree with Fool, though not the Hemholtz being Huxley's favourite bit, just because I haven't thought of it like that. I liked Hemholtz for staying true to himself (imho).
I liked John before he went all weird and moved on the hill (was it?).
I have a plan: attack!
This was a tough choice as I like some of the characters in this book but none enough to be a favorite.
John - because of his courage to stand up for what he believes.
Lenina - because of her child-like innocence.
The Controller - because of his insight.
Helmholtz - because of his capacity to recognise the failures of the World State Society.
If I have to choose one, though, I will have to go with Helmholtz as he stands up for what he believes and faces the consequences with dignity. One can imagine him being happy while in exile, unlike Bernard and the Controller, who, when offered a choice years ago, opted for being a Controller, rather than following his intellectual pursuits.
I am not sure why I cannot like Savage enough... His inability to be flexible and consider things from Lenina's point of view even for a second has really upset me.
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Well I seem to be the only person so far that voted for Lenina. I know she is a bit dim and doesn't like to face reality (bit like me really) but I like her innocence and the fact that she likes everything to just flow along without anyone getting hurt or feeling pain.
Miranda
I'm surprised only one person (me) went for Bernard. I like the way he's so different, even though he grew up/was conditioned in "Society". After him I like John, and after John Hemholtz.
Bernard was different, yes, but then, after becoming known for something else than his physical appeareance which was different from his 'class' he became just like everyone else from his class, with the difference of his looks. I think most people wouldn't chose him because of his weakness, people usually like strong characters, characters that have something to look up to, not being the ordinary people you get to see on daily basis.
I have a plan: attack!
I suppose you're right, Jay...and sure, he does get rather corrupted by all this fame stuff - what with John and all - but I still like him. I have a sort of sympathy with him...John is, in fact, fighting closely with Bernard for 1st place, but there's something about John I can't empathise with (I guess you could say his wildness - no, his religious views
It's the Shakespeare.
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