'Brave New World' Themes, Symbols, Motifs

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Across
  1. 3. The industrial figure who replaces religious symbolism.
  2. 4. The abandoned structure where John seeks enlightenment.
  3. 5. Commodity-driven mindset satirized through constant consumption.
  4. 8. Drug used to suppress negative emotions and maintain stability.
  5. 11. Tool of control disguised as pleasure, particularly through entertainment machines.
  6. 13. The World State’s ultimate method of control, beginning before birth.
  7. 14. Poetic and emotional language source through which John interprets the world.
  8. 15. The World State prioritizes this over truth.
  9. 18. Citizens who resist conformity are sent to these remote places.
  10. 19. The societal value equated with happiness and economic success.
Down
  1. 1. Citizens’ lack of unique identity is caused by this loss.
  2. 2. Process that creates mass-produced human embryos.
  3. 3. Theme contrasting agency with comfort and superficial pleasure.
  4. 6. Symbol of artificial reproduction and lifelong confinement.
  5. 7. The character whose spiritual struggles highlight individuality.
  6. 9. The theme describing the impossibility of pursuing scientific or emotional truth.
  7. 10. The emotion-suppressing effect of soma is described as “Christianity without _____.”
  8. 12. Motif suggesting adults act like emotional infants due to conditioning.
  9. 16. The upper-class caste that still experiences alienation (e.g., Helmholtz).
  10. 17. Technology used to shape citizens’ beliefs from childhood.