BRAVE NEW WORLD
Emergency Exam Preparation Kit
This is a set of exam-ready paragraphs, a slot-in system, and a memorise-and-adapt essay
structure for any Brave New World Paper II literary essay. It is designed so that a student can:
• learn 10 stock paragraphs
• memorise one introduction template
• memorise one conclusion template
• identify the topic’s trigger words
• select 3–4 paragraphs that match those triggers
Contents
Section A: ‘Stock’ paragraphs .................................................................................................................................... 2
Paragraph 1 — False Utopia & Totalitarian Control ......................................................................................... 2
Paragraph 2 — Technological Control & Dehumanisation ............................................................................. 2
Paragraph 3 — Suppression of Freedom & Critical Thought ........................................................................ 2
Paragraph 4 — Individuality vs Conformity.......................................................................................................... 2
Paragraph 5 — Manufactured Identity & Loss of Self ..................................................................................... 3
Paragraph 6 — Soma & the Suppression of Emotion ...................................................................................... 3
Paragraph 7 — Consumerism as Control ............................................................................................................. 3
Paragraph 8 — Commodification of Life & Sexuality ....................................................................................... 3
Paragraph 9 — Outcasts, Alienation & Resistance .......................................................................................... 3
Paragraph 10 — Oppression, Imperfect Characters & Complex Identities ............................................. 4
Section B: HOW TO USE YOUR STOCK PARAGRAPHS ................................................................................. 4
Section C: TRIGGER WORD TABLE (Slot-in map) .............................................................................................. 5
Section D: UNIVERSAL INTRODUCTION & CONCLUSION TEMPLATE .................................................... 6
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Section E: POSSIBLE ESSAY TOPICS (ADAPTED FROM IEB PAST PAPERS) .................................... 7
, Section A: ‘Stock’ paragraphs
Paragraph 1 — False Utopia & Totalitarian Control
Huxley presents the World State as a superficially perfect society built on “Community, Identity,
Stability,” but its stability relies on absolute control. Citizens are genetically engineered,
conditioned, and kept obedient through endless entertainment and soma. Mustapha Mond admits
that “happiness has got to be paid for,” revealing that freedom, truth, art, and love have all been
sacrificed for order. This utopia is only “perfect” because human individuality has been erased.
What looks like paradise is actually a highly efficient dystopia where people never realise they are
not free.
Paragraph 2 — Technological Control & Dehumanisation
Technology becomes a tool of political power within the World State. The Bokanovsky Process
mass-produces human beings, reducing them to identical units in a social machine. Hypnopaedia
implants unquestioned obedience, ensuring that each person “likes what he has to do.” By
engineering citizens to fit predetermined roles, the State turns humans into commodities rather
than individuals. This shows how scientific progress can dehumanise society when used to
enforce conformity rather than promote freedom.
Paragraph 3 — Suppression of Freedom & Critical Thought
Freedom cannot coexist with the World State’s obsession with stability. From infancy, people are
conditioned to reject curiosity, deep thought, and emotional intensity. History and independent
knowledge are forbidden because they might provoke reflection or desire for change. Mond
explains, “We don’t want people to be attracted by old things,” meaning the past is erased so
that citizens will not question the present. This results in a population that does not recognise its
own oppression — the most effective form of control.
Paragraph 4 — Individuality vs Conformity
Individuality is treated as dangerous in the World State, where social harmony depends on
sameness. Citizens are conditioned to take pride in belonging to their caste, while Epsilons are
deliberately stunted to prevent independent thought. The Director boasts that “The secret of
happiness is… liking what you’ve got to do,” which means happiness equals obedience. Bernard
Marx and Helmholtz Watson struggle with feelings of difference. Their discomfort exposes the
spiritual emptiness beneath enforced conformity.
Emergency Exam Preparation Kit
This is a set of exam-ready paragraphs, a slot-in system, and a memorise-and-adapt essay
structure for any Brave New World Paper II literary essay. It is designed so that a student can:
• learn 10 stock paragraphs
• memorise one introduction template
• memorise one conclusion template
• identify the topic’s trigger words
• select 3–4 paragraphs that match those triggers
Contents
Section A: ‘Stock’ paragraphs .................................................................................................................................... 2
Paragraph 1 — False Utopia & Totalitarian Control ......................................................................................... 2
Paragraph 2 — Technological Control & Dehumanisation ............................................................................. 2
Paragraph 3 — Suppression of Freedom & Critical Thought ........................................................................ 2
Paragraph 4 — Individuality vs Conformity.......................................................................................................... 2
Paragraph 5 — Manufactured Identity & Loss of Self ..................................................................................... 3
Paragraph 6 — Soma & the Suppression of Emotion ...................................................................................... 3
Paragraph 7 — Consumerism as Control ............................................................................................................. 3
Paragraph 8 — Commodification of Life & Sexuality ....................................................................................... 3
Paragraph 9 — Outcasts, Alienation & Resistance .......................................................................................... 3
Paragraph 10 — Oppression, Imperfect Characters & Complex Identities ............................................. 4
Section B: HOW TO USE YOUR STOCK PARAGRAPHS ................................................................................. 4
Section C: TRIGGER WORD TABLE (Slot-in map) .............................................................................................. 5
Section D: UNIVERSAL INTRODUCTION & CONCLUSION TEMPLATE .................................................... 6
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Section E: POSSIBLE ESSAY TOPICS (ADAPTED FROM IEB PAST PAPERS) .................................... 7
, Section A: ‘Stock’ paragraphs
Paragraph 1 — False Utopia & Totalitarian Control
Huxley presents the World State as a superficially perfect society built on “Community, Identity,
Stability,” but its stability relies on absolute control. Citizens are genetically engineered,
conditioned, and kept obedient through endless entertainment and soma. Mustapha Mond admits
that “happiness has got to be paid for,” revealing that freedom, truth, art, and love have all been
sacrificed for order. This utopia is only “perfect” because human individuality has been erased.
What looks like paradise is actually a highly efficient dystopia where people never realise they are
not free.
Paragraph 2 — Technological Control & Dehumanisation
Technology becomes a tool of political power within the World State. The Bokanovsky Process
mass-produces human beings, reducing them to identical units in a social machine. Hypnopaedia
implants unquestioned obedience, ensuring that each person “likes what he has to do.” By
engineering citizens to fit predetermined roles, the State turns humans into commodities rather
than individuals. This shows how scientific progress can dehumanise society when used to
enforce conformity rather than promote freedom.
Paragraph 3 — Suppression of Freedom & Critical Thought
Freedom cannot coexist with the World State’s obsession with stability. From infancy, people are
conditioned to reject curiosity, deep thought, and emotional intensity. History and independent
knowledge are forbidden because they might provoke reflection or desire for change. Mond
explains, “We don’t want people to be attracted by old things,” meaning the past is erased so
that citizens will not question the present. This results in a population that does not recognise its
own oppression — the most effective form of control.
Paragraph 4 — Individuality vs Conformity
Individuality is treated as dangerous in the World State, where social harmony depends on
sameness. Citizens are conditioned to take pride in belonging to their caste, while Epsilons are
deliberately stunted to prevent independent thought. The Director boasts that “The secret of
happiness is… liking what you’ve got to do,” which means happiness equals obedience. Bernard
Marx and Helmholtz Watson struggle with feelings of difference. Their discomfort exposes the
spiritual emptiness beneath enforced conformity.
