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The Two Brothers In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World

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Growing up every one hears about the story of the two brothers. The older brother was smarter than the younger one mainly, because he was older, and he had more school experience. Their lives were so different that it made the younger brother feel left out, because his big brother was an athlete and he had a large amount of popularity. On the other hand, the younger brother was a loner who didn’t really socialize with anyone. He was considered an outcast, and this was coming from all of his peers. Their father would even compare the two brothers, referring to the older one as the “second man of the house.” As the younger brother grew older, time made him smarter and he realized that the more he learned being in school, he forgot just as much. …show more content…

He played football, basketball, and baseball. It felt good to know that he passed his brother in athletics. Their dad basically controlled what they did while living under his rules. He made them not want to do anything, because of his ridiculous rules. Their dad was an underground producer for music and he wanted the younger brother to take after him, but the only thing that he cared about was sports. The main theme is that the two brothers are similar to the Alphas and Deltas in the novel, Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley. Aldous Huxley was an English literary author who is known for his novel, Brave New World, which was published in 1931. Apart from

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