https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl Aldous Huxley en-us 2021-04-21 11:19:00 UTC 2023-03-27 09:03:36 UTC hello@padlet.com cdyrkon https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl/wish/1458294246 What are "themes" in a novel? The theme of a novel is the meaning of the story that it is telling. The theme gives the story a purpose and will try to teach the reader valuable lessons.

How can we work to find them? The reader needs to think about what the author wants us to get from the novel. The author is always trying to teach us something important and will always try to leave a lasting impression.

What themes can you see emerging in your novel? 

What did the characters learn?

How did they grow and change?

Why did characters act the way they acted?

What's different at the end of the story?

What stays with you after the story is over?

Main themes and the message about these themes]]> 2021-04-26 07:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl/wish/1458294246 cdyrkon https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl/wish/1458473405 2021-04-26 08:38:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl/wish/1458473405 cdyrkon https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl/wish/1458474438 The opening of the novel is written in a third person limited point of view. I believe that it will change later in the novel as in the first two chapters, the reader is yet to be introduced to the presumed main protagonist.]]> 2021-04-26 08:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl/wish/1458474438 cdyrkon https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl/wish/1458480527 The reader is introduced to a world far into the future where our ways of living have been completely abandoned and the life of everyone is created by the few who control the entire world. We don't know how far into the future the story takes place, as they have established a totally new way of noting time.]]> 2021-04-26 08:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl/wish/1458480527 cdyrkon https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl/wish/1458492037 We are introduced to the Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning, who is in charge of operating the facilities used to make people in their respective classes. We are also introduced to a few Alpha students who are learning about the Hatcheries. Henry Foster also makes an appearance. He is one of the lead scientists in the hatching process.]]> 2021-04-26 08:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl/wish/1458492037 cdyrkon https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl/wish/1458503103 The reader is quickly introduced to the idea of the elite making the workers of the lower classes to do the hard work. This quickly allows the reader to imagine what type of conflict will take place. The author does however, create an atmosphere where the reader might think that there is no need for an immediate conflict as the world the author has established might seem perfect.]]> 2021-04-26 08:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl/wish/1458503103 cdyrkon https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl/wish/1458534061 https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/bravenew/]]> 2021-04-26 08:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl/wish/1458534061 cdyrkon https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl/wish/1468501023 How important is cultural or historical context to the production and reception of a text? The context in which a text is written is immensely important. If a text goes against the beliefs of a country, it will be ill received by the leadership of said country.

How do we approach texts from different times and cultures to our own? When reading any sort of text, it is important to do so with an open mind. If you read a text that goes against your beliefs without an open mind, you will feel insulted and perceive the book in a negative way.

To what extent do texts offer insight into another culture? If a text is supposed to reflect a certain culture, it will provide insight to that culture and if you are not known with the culture in the text, you will learn a lot about it.

How does the meaning and impact of a text change over time? The meaning of a text will be reflected in primarily the time it is written, but the meaning might alter over time, giving it a different purpose in each time period.

How do texts reflect, represent or form a part of cultural practices?

How does language represent social distinctions and identities?]]> 2021-04-28 11:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl/wish/1468501023 cdyrkon https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl/wish/1484067095 Aldous Huxley was born into an illustrious family deeply rooted in English literature and science. His father was a biologist known as "Darwin's bulldog" for championing Charles Darwin's evolutionary ideas. As a child, Huxley contracted an eye disease which left him nearly blinded. This forced him to abandon his wish to become a doctor and is a strong motif in a lot of his writing. Huxley wrote A Brave New World during a time of great technological progress and the rise of multiple totalitarian leaders. Huxley was able to anticipate the major events of the Second World War and use it as a background to his dystopian society.]]> 2021-05-03 06:44:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl/wish/1484067095 cdyrkon https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl/wish/1573091103 1. Stories present a way to think about events in a alternate world and how humans behave within them. They help us think about different sides and make an appropriate decision. In this way, they increase our ability to frame.
2. Framing is the techniques and methods by which a story conveys whether something is positive, negative, a little of both, or something else entirely. It's what makes the difference romanticising, advocating, or criticising something, or leaving interpretation up to the audience.
3. Reading about something as surreal as Brave New World I came to a realisation that most things work in theory, but as proven both by fiction and history, most governmental theories collapse and fail.
4. Stories are used to teach valuable life lessons when it comes to morals and standards, but stories also allow us to explore history and that way, ensure it doesn't repeat.
5. Causal determinism is sort of the idea that every event is necessitated by antecedent events and conditions with the laws of nature.
6. They enable us to think more freely, which is a direct counter to causal determinism in the sense that we break "the flow" and go on our own.
7. Don't make no sense
8. Stories are easy to understand and follow along which make them an optimal tool of teaching.
9. Stories help develop imagination and creativity, help to develop techniques of problem solving, they develop memories, they motivate and most importantly, they are exciting.
10. Simplifying the narrative of problems and solutions through a story allows tech companies to communicate a message that is easy for the audience to understand and, most importantly, remember. Stories combine ideas, data, and connection. ]]> 2021-05-31 07:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cdyrkon/5sm06odmo6yc4qtl/wish/1573091103