The search results - research questions
1) Women are portrayed as relatively equal to men in social status within the context of Brave New World; however, no women occupy positions of authority in the novel. How does this relate to the evolution of women's roles in the workplace in the real world, especially considering the time period during which Aldous Huxley wrote?
Look to: "Feminism" "The Development of Gender History" "Fertility, Class, and Gender in Britain, 1860-1940" "European Feminisms, 1700–1950: A Political History" "Technological Determinism and Feminism in Aldous Huxley's Essays, Brave New World, and Island" |
2) Women, the bearers of children, have the ultimate authority on decisions regarding childbirth and pregnancy. How has society's perception of the various means of contraception, such as those portrayed in Brave New World, morphed over time since the ethical implications of such methods have been of increasing concern?
Look to: "Reproductive Technologies" "The First Birth Control Clinics in America and England" "Fertility Control" |
3) How are the female characters in Huxley's novel portrayed? Do parallels exist between society's reception of women in the novel and current societal values of and toward women?
Look to: "The Provocations of Lenina in Huxley's Brave New World" "A Dystopic Vision of Gender in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World" "Perpetuating Gender Roles in the Dystopian Novels Brave New World and The Giver" |
4) John the Savage is one of the only men in Brave New World to refrain from objectifying and taking advantage of women, yet he becomes a social pariah. How might this irony provide a social commentary on the interactions between men and women both in the novel and in the real world, as well as on the inclusion of new members into society?
Look to: "Technological Determinism and Feminism in Aldous Huxley's Essays, Brave New World, and Island" |
5) As technology has progressed, so too has women's quest for equality in all aspects of their lives. How has technology influenced women and their respective roles in society?
Look to: "The Gender Revolution in Science and Technology" "Science and Gender" |
thesis statement
The technologically adept society depicted in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World reflects the advancement of women's rights and their increasing presence as members of the working class.