Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

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Updated: 2022.05.05

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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

책 리뷰 "멋진 신세계"

Videos

Brave New World | Official Trailer | Peacock Brave New World | Summary & Analysis | Aldous Huxley

Discussion Questions

In your own words, please briefly summarize the article.

여러분의 언어로 교재를 간단히 요약해 주세요.

Do you think the development of new and advanced technology is always good?

새롭고 진보된 기술의 발전이 항상 좋은 일이라고 생각하시나요?

What do you think about the way technology is used to create castes in Brave New World?

브레이브 뉴 월드에서 계급을 만드는 데 기술이 사용되는 방식에 대해 어떻게 생각하시나요?

The characters in the story take soma, a drug that seems to dull a lot of experiences. In this way, it seems that taking soma cures unhappiness itself. Might there be an issue with curing unhappiness? Why or why not?

이야기 속 인물들은 많은 경험을 무디게 하는 약물인 소마를 복용합니다. 이렇게 보면 소마를 복용하면 불행 자체가 치유되는 것 같습니다. 불행을 치료하는 데 문제가 있을 수 있을까요? 왜 그런가요 혹은 왜 그렇지 않나요?

Where do you think the title Brave New World comes from? What do you think “brave” means, in this context?

멋진 신세계라는 제목은 어디서 유래했다고 생각하시나요? 이 맥락에서 '용감하다'는 의미는 무엇이라고 생각하시나요?

In the United States, there are some people that feel that Brave New World should be banned; they believe that students should not be allowed to read the book. Why do you think this is?

미국에서는 『멋진 신세계』를 금지해야 한다고 생각하는 사람들이 있는데, 그들은 학생들이 이 책을 읽지 못하도록 해야 한다고 생각합니다. 그 이유는 무엇이라고 생각하시나요?

Brave New World was adapted into a TV series in July of 2020. Take a brief moment to watch the trailer. Do you feel that the show does the book justice?

멋진 신세계는 올해 7월에 TV 시리즈로 각색되었습니다. 잠시 시간을 내어 예고편을 시청해 보세요. 이 드라마가 책을 잘 표현했다고 생각하시나요?

If you have a question or questions that you'd like to discuss during your class, please write them down.

궁금한 점이 있거나 수업 중에 얘기해 보고 싶은 질문이 있으면 적어주세요.

Expressions

enslave

make someone into a slave

例句

I was enslaved by the company, without them I’d get deported from the country.

例句

Many have argued that enslaving people is unethical.

caste

a division of social class made based on birthright

例句

Whatever cast he was in would decide who he could marry.

例句

The caste system is one that has been in place for many years here.

heresy

opinion that is contrary to religious doctrine

例句

To believe anything other than what the leader says is basically heresy.

例句

“That’s heresy,” she shouted as she rolled down the side of the mountain.

*本教材是專爲使用Ringle學習英文的學員設計。

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