Brave+New+World

Brave New World



TEST DATE: Thursday, May 7th

As the days grow lighter, the time before the AP Literature Exam grows shorter. Our last novel analysis before the exam will be Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. This Utopian novel will round out our literature selections for the year, and be one of the final steps in preparation for the test. This unit will focus on essay questions, rather than the traditional short answers we complete for novel chapters. We will be discussing the essays as we dissect the meaning from the text. Please refer to the reading chart below to assess the reading time-table and questions.

As we are getting close to the end, I would like you to post any questions you have regarding the exam and update me on any areas you feel need more focus. Tuesday, April 14 || Wednesday || Friday || Tuesday || Wednesday || FINAL EXAM- FRIDAY, April 24th
 * **Meeting 1** || **Foreword, pgs. 1-56**
 * **Meeting 2** || **Pgs. 57-94**
 * **Meeting 3** || **Pgs. 95-152**
 * **Meeting 4** || **Pgs. 153-216**
 * **Meeting 5** || **Pgs. 217-268**

//Meeting1:// // The significance of a title such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is so easy to discover. However, in other works (for example, Measure for Measure) the full significance of the title becomes apparent to the reader only gradually. Choose two works and show how the significance of their respective titles is developed through the authors' use of devices such as contrast, repetition, allusion, and point of view.

Meeting 2:// // A recurring theme in literature is the classic war between a passion and responsibility. For instance, a personal cause, a love, a desire for revenge, a determination to redress a wrong, or some other emotion or drive may conflict with moral duty. Choose a literary work in which a character confronts the demands of a private passion that conflicts with his or her responsibilities. In a well-written essay show clearly the nature of the conflict, its effects upon the character, and its significance to the work.

Meeting 3:// // The meaning of some literary works is often enhanced by sustained allusion to myths, the Bible, or other works of literature. Select a literary work that makes use of such a sustained reference. Then write a well-organized essay in which you explain the allusion that predominates in the work and analyze how it enhances the work's meaning.

Meeting 4:// // Writers often highlight the values of a culture or a society by using characters who are alienated from that culture or society because of gender, race, class, or creed. Choose a novel or a play in which such a character plays a significant role and show how that character's alienation reveals the surrounding society's assumptions or moral values. //

//Meeting 5:// // In many works of literature, a physical journey - the literal movement from one place to another - plays a central role. Choose a novel, play, or epic poem in which a physical journey is an important element and discuss how the journey adds to the meaning of the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary. //

Final Exam Essay Question: // The most important themes in literature are sometimes developed in scenes in which a death or deaths take place. Choose a novel or play and write a well-organized essay in which you show how a specific death scene helps to illuminate the meaning of the work as a whole. Avoid mere plot summary. //