Character Analysis and Social Criticism in Huxley's Brave New World

Choose one character from the list below, and in a well-developed, 5 - 7 page paper, thoroughly answer the following prompt: How does Huxley use your character to make a specific criticism about humanity / society? In building your argument, you must address the character’s two most important character traits (a strength and a weakness), how those traits give the character the potential to rebel against the World State and ultimately prevent them from doing so successfully, how the fate of your character illustrates how that character represents a specific criticism about humanity / society, and how the genre of the book (dystopian satire) supports its theme / criticism. You will support your analysis with evidence from the book and two scholarly outside sources (3 sources total). Character Choices: John, Bernard, Lenina.

Your essay will be graded out of 100 points.