Aldeus Huxley

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British Literature

PARTIUM CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

Salam! Ist"#!

Al$us Hu%le&' Bra"e Ne( )rl$

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The .irst three /ha0ters 0rese!t mst . the im0rta!t i$eas r themes . the !"el1 The Dire/tr

. Hat/heries a!$ C!$iti!i!2 e%0lai!s that this Ut0ia 3ree$s 0e0le t r$er* arti.i/iall&

.ertili4i!2 a mther5s e22s t /reate 3a3ies that 2r( i! 3ttles1 The& are !t 3r!* 3ut $e/a!te$1

E"er&!e 3el!2s t !e . .i"e /lasses* .rm the Al0has* the mst i!telli2e!t* t the E0sil!s*

mr!s 3re$ t $ the $irt& 63s that !3$& else (a!ts t $1 The l(er /lasses are multi0lie$

3& a 3u$$i!2 0r/ess that /a! /reate u0 t 78 i$e!ti/al /l!es a!$ 0r$u/e "er -9*,,, 3rthers

a!$ sisters .rm a si!2le "ar&1

All the 3a3ies are /!$iti!e$* 0h&si/all& a!$ /hemi/all& i! the 3ttle* a!$ 0s&/hl2i/all& a.ter

3irth* t ma:e them ha00& /iti4e!s . the s/iet& (ith 3th a li:i!2 a!$ a! a0titu$e .r the (r:

the& (ill $1 O!e 0s&/hl2i/al /!$iti!i!2 te/h!i;ue is h&0!0ae$ia* r tea/hi!2 0e0le (hile

the& slee0' !t tea/hi!2 .a/ts r a!al&sis* 3ut 0la!ti!2 su22esti!s that (ill ma:e 0e0le 3eha"e

i! /ertai! (a&s1

The C!trller* !e . the te! me! (h ru! the (rl$* e%0lai!s sme . the mre 0r.u!$

0ri!/i0les ! (hi/h the Ut0ia is 3ase$1 O!e is that <histr& is 3u!:<= the s/iet& limits 0e0le5s

:!(le$2e . the 0ast s the& (ill !t 3e a3le t /m0are the 0rese!t (ith a!&thi!2 that mi2ht

ma:e them (a!t t /ha!2e the 0rese!t1 A!ther 0ri!/i0le is that 0e0le shul$ ha"e ! emti!s*

0arti/ularl& ! 0ai!.ul emti!s= 3li!$ ha00i!ess is !e/essar& .r sta3ilit&1 O!e . the thi!2s that

2uara!tees ha00i!ess is a $ru2 /alle$ sma* (hi/h /alms &u $(! a!$ 2ets &u hi2h 3ut !e"er

2i"es &u a ha!2"er1 A!ther is the <.eelies*< m"ies that rea/h &ur se!se . tu/h as (ell as

&ur si2ht a!$ heari!21

A.ter Hu%le& 0rese!ts these themes i! the .irst three /ha0ters* the str& 3e2i!s1 Ber!ar$ Mar%* a!

Al0ha . the t0 /lass* is ! the "er2e . .alli!2 i! l"e (ith Le!i!a Cr(!e* a (ma! (h



(r:s i! the Em3r& Rm . the Hat/her&1 Le!i!a has 3ee! $ati!2 He!r& Fster* a Hat/her&

s/ie!tist= her .rie!$ Fa!!& !a2s her 3e/ause she has!5t see! a!& ther ma! .r .ur m!ths1

Le!i!a li:es Ber!ar$ 3ut $es!5t .all i! l"e (ith him1 Falli!2 i! l"e is a si! i! this (rl$ i!

(hi/h !e has se% (ith e"er&!e else* a!$ she is a ha00&* /!.rmi!2 /iti4e! . the Ut0ia1

Ber!ar$ is a 3it $$= .r !e thi!2* he5s small .r a! Al0ha* i! a (rl$ (here e"er& mem3er .

the same /aste is ali:e1 He li:es t treasure his $i..ere!/es .rm his .ell(s* 3ut he la/:s the

/ura2e t .i2ht .r his ri2ht t 3e a! i!$i"i$ual1 I! /!trast is his .rie!$ Helmhlt4 )ats!*

su//ess.ul i! s0rts* se%* a!$ /mmu!it& a/ti"ities* 3ut 0e!l& $issatis.ie$ 3e/ause i!stea$ .

(riti!2 smethi!2 3eauti.ul a!$ 0(er.ul* his 63 is t tur! ut 0r0a2a!$a1

Ber!ar$ atte!$s a sli$arit& ser"i/e . the Fr$ia! reli2i!* a 0ar$& . Christia!it& as 0ra/ti/e$

i! E!2la!$ i! the -7+,s1

Ber!ar$ the! ta:es Le!i!a t "isit a Sa"a2e Reser"ati! i! Nrth Ameri/a1 )hile si2!i!2 his

0ermit t 2* the Dire/tr tells Ber!ar$ h( he "isite$ the same Reser"ati! as a &u!2 ma!*

ta:i!2 a &u!2 (ma! .rm L!$! (h $isa00eare$ a!$ (as 0resume$ $ea$1 He the! threate!s

Ber!ar$ (ith e%ile t I/ela!$ 3e/ause Ber!ar$ is a !!/!.rmist> he $es!5t 233le u0 0leasure

i! his leisure time li:e a! i!.a!t1

At the Reser"ati!* Ber!ar$ a!$ Le!i!a meet ?h!* a ha!$sme &u!2 Sa"a2e (h* Ber!ar$

s! reali4es* is the s! . the Dire/tr1 Clearl&* the (ma! the Dire/tr ha$ ta:e! t the

Reser"ati! l!2 a2 ha$ 3e/me 0re2!a!t as the result . a! a//i$e!t that the /iti4e!s . Ut0ia

(ul$ /!si$er 3s/e!e1 ?h! has a .a!tas& 0i/ture . the Ut0ia .rm his mther5s tales a!$ a

:!(le$2e . Sha:es0eare that he mista:es .r a 2ui$e t realit&1



Ber!ar$ 2ets 0ermissi! .rm the C!trller t 3ri!2 ?h! a!$ Li!$a* his mther* 3a/: t

L!$!1 The Dire/tr ha$ /alle$ a 0u3li/ meeti!2 t a!!u!/e Ber!ar$5s e%ile* 3ut 3& 2reeti!2

the Dire/tr as l"er a!$ .ather* res0e/ti"el&* Li!$a a!$ ?h! tur! him i!t a! 3s/e!e 6:e1

Ber!ar$ sta&s a!$ 3e/mes the /e!ter . atte!ti! . all L!$! 3e/ause he is* i! e..e/t* ?h!5s

2uar$ia!* a!$ e"er&3$& (a!ts t meet the Sa"a2e1 Li!$a 2es i!t a 0erma!e!t sma tra!/e

a.ter her &ears . e%ile ! the Reser"ati!1 ?h! is ta:e! t see all the attra/ti!s . !e( (rl$

s/iet& a!$ $es!5t li:e them1 But he e!6&s ar2ui!2 (ith Helmhlt4 a3ut them* a!$ a3ut

Sha:es0eare1

Le!i!a has 3e/me 00ular 3e/ause she is thu2ht t 3e slee0i!2 (ith the Sa"a2e1 E"er&!e

e!"ies her a!$ (a!ts t :!( (hat it5s li:e1 But* i! .a/t* (hile she (a!ts t slee0 (ith ?h!* he

re.uses 3e/ause he* t* has .alle! i! l"e (ith her' a!$ he has ta:e! .rm Sha:es0eare the l$'

.ashi!e$ i$ea that l"ers shul$ 3e 0ure1 Nt u!$ersta!$i!2 this* she .i!all& /mes t his

a0artme!t a!$ ta:es her /lthes ..1 He thr(s her ut* /alli!2 her a 0rstitute 3e/ause he thi!:s

she5s immral* e"e! thu2h he (a!ts her $es0eratel&1

?h! the! lear!s that his mther is $&i!21 The hs0ital illustrates the Ut0ia5s a00ra/h t $eath*

(hi/h i!/lu$es tr&i!2 t /m0letel& elimi!ate 2rie. a!$ 0ai!1 )he! ?h! 2es t "isit Li!$a he is

$e"astate$= his $is0la& . 2rie. .ri2hte!s /hil$re! 3ei!2 tau2ht that $eath is a 0leasa!t a!$ !atural

0r/ess1 ?h! 2r(s s a!2r& that he tries t 3ri!2 the Ut0ia 3a/: t (hat he /!si$ers sa!it&

a!$ mralit& 3& $isru0ti!2 the $ail& $istri3uti! . sma t l(er'/aste Delta (r:ers1 That

lea$s t a rit= ?h!* Ber!ar$* a!$ Helmhlt4 are arreste$1

The three the! /!.r!t the C!trller* (h e%0lai!s mre . the Ut0ia5s 0ri!/i0les1 Their

/!"ersati! re"eals that the Ut0ia a/hie"es its ha00i!ess 3& 2i"i!2 u0 s/ie!/e* art* reli2i!*



a!$ ther thi!2s that (e 0ri4e i! the real (rl$1 The C!trller se!$s Ber!ar$ t I/ela!$* a.ter

all* a!$ Helmhlt4 t the Fal:la!$ Isla!$s1 He :ee0s ?h! i! E!2la!$* 3ut ?h! .i!$s a 0la/e

(here he /a! lea$ a hermit5s li.e* /m0lete (ith su..eri!21 His slitu$e is i!"a$e$ 3& Ut0ia!s

(h (a!t t see him su..er* as thu2h it (ere a si$esh( s0e/ta/le= (he! Le!i!a 6i!s the m3*

he :ills himsel.1

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