Dear AP Literature Student, The Language Arts Department of Corona High welcomes you to the challenge of Advanced Placement. You have elected to take a college level literature course. This class involves a more rigorous course of study than the college preparatory class and requires a strong commitment to reading, homework, and the writing of essays. You will be expected to read one assigned novel as summer reading and be prepared to take a test on it during the first or second week of school. You will also be expected to write an in-class essay on one of the essay prompts listed on page two. It is important to understand the following: 1) A big part of the class is active participation in small and large discussions. 2) Most assigned reading will be completed outside of class. 3) You will probably be reading two books at the same time. 4) All papers must be typed and in MLA format. Please stop by the bookroom before the end of school year to check out Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (Harper Perennial edition, paper back) or you may purchase your own copy for your summer reading. Please stop by my classroom E3 (also available online) to pick up the list of topics for your essay on Brave New World. Also, if you would like to get a head start on the reading for the A.P. test, stop by for a reading list. Please sign your name to this letter and return it to me in September. Student signature Have a great summer! Note to Parent/Guardian Please sign your name to indicate to me that you are aware of and support your son s/daughter s decision to take this rigorous course. Some of the readings are college and adult level. I will need your support at home to encourage the necessary study time that is required for this course. Parent signature
Essay Topics for Brave New World 1. One of Huxley s purposes was to create a satirical novel that would serve as a pointed criticism designed to change behavior. In what ways is BRAVE NEW WORLD a satirical novel, and does it succeed as one? Include evidence from other satirical novels you have read. 2. As we move toward the 21 st century, the implications of genetic engineering, surrogate parents, and reproductive rights and privileges will be an increasingly important one. Discuss the moral and ethical implications of these topics for citizens of the future. 3. BRAVE NEW WORLD is often seen as a warning about what has occurred and a prophecy of the future. What is the nature of Huxley s warning and prophecy, and in what ways are people responding to his observations and descriptions? 4. Mental health professionals often discuss the importance of friendship, love, and close relationships. In Brave New World, however, the idea of friendship is not valued or encouraged. How does Brave New World perceive it and control it, and what is the reaction of its citizens? 5. BRAVE NEW WORLD is regularly challenged by individuals and groups who find it offensive and objectionable. Attack the decision to teach the book in high school, and then defend the position that it is a worthwhile idea. (Adapted from a 1980 Advanced Placement English Examination question.) 6. Brave New World rejects all divergent ideas and practices. It wants its citizens to conform and adhere to society s dictates. Think of our society today, and describe individuals and groups that would be unacceptable in Huxley s book. Then analyze how they both add to the richness of the American character and also cause dissension within mainstream society. 7. Brave New World has seen fit to eliminate philosophy, art, and literature, aspects of our 20 th century world that offer moments of reflection, appreciation, and aesthetics. Why does it serve the purposes of Huxley s society to adopt this policy? How is our own society made richer for valuing these areas? 8. Totalitarian regimes are not new. From century to century, leaders emerge who are content only with total or near-total control of their countries, society, or cultures. From your reading, observation, and knowledge of history or current events, analyze the traits of totalitarian governments, discuss why you think they often succeed, and comment on what lessons we can learn from studying them. 9. Huxley sets up two opposite societies, Brave New World and the Savage Reservation. Compare and contrast these cultures in two or more ways, analyze the values each promotes, and discuss the philosophical basis for the lifestyles of each.
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TITLES LISTED ON A FREE AP RESPONSE TEST ABSALOM, ABSALOM! THE HAIRY APE THE ODYSSEY ADVENTURES OF HUCK FINN (3) HAMLET OEPIDUS REX (3) ALL MY SONS (2) HARD TIMES (2) ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY HEART OF DARKNESS THE ORESTEIA ANNA KARENINA HEDDA GABLER OTHELLO ANTIGONE (4) HENRY IV, PARTS 1 AND 2 (2) OUR MUTUAL FRIEND ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA THE HOMECOMING (2) OUR TOWN ARMIES OF THE NIGHT THE HOUSE OF SEVEN GABLES AS I LAY DYING (3) PAMELA THE AWAKENING (2) THE ILIAD PARADISE LOST (2) INVISIBLE MAN (9) A PASSAGE TO INDIA (3) BELOVED PERSUASION BENITO CERENO JANE EYRE (4) THE PORTRAIT OF A LADY BILLY BUDD (5) J.B. THE PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A THE BIRTHDAY PARTY JUDE THE OBSCURE (4) YOUNG MAN (6) BRAVE NEW WORLD JULIUS CAESAR PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2) BRIGHTON ROCK THE JUNGLE THE PRIME OF HISS JEAN BRODIE THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV KING LEAR (6) A RAISIN IN THE SUN (2) CANDIDE THE RAPE OF THE LOCK THE CARETAKER LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN FARME REDBURN CATCH 22 (4) LIGHT IN AUGUST (5) RICHARD III (2) THE CENTAUR THE LITTLE FOXES (2) ROMEO AND JULIET THE CHERRY ORCHARD LONG DAY S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT A ROOM OF ONE S OWN THE CRUCIBLE (2) LORD JIM (4) ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE LORD OF THE FLIES ARE DEAD CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (6) THE LOVE SONG OF J. ALFRED PRU THE CRISIS LYSISTRATA CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY (2) THE SCARLET LETTER (4) MACBETH A SEPARATE PEACE DAVID COPPERFIELD (2) MADAME BOVARY (2) SISTER CARRIE DEATH OF A SALESMAN (2) MAIN STREET SONG OF SOLOMON (2) DEATH OF IVAN ILYICH MAJOR BARBARA SONS AND LOVERS (2) DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS MAN AND SUPERMAN THE SOUND AND THE FURY DOCTOR FAUSTUS (3) MEDEA THE STRANGER (4) A DOLL S HOUSE (3) THE MERCHANT OF VENICE THE SUN ALSO RISES THE MILL ON THE FLOSS AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE (3) MISS LONELYHEARTS A TALE OF TWO CITIES MOBY DICK (7) TARTUFFE THE FALL MOLL FLANDERS (4) THE TEMPEST FATHERS AND SONS MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN TESS OF THE D URBERVILLES ETHAN FROME (2) MRS. WARREN S PROFESSION (2) THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD THE FEDERALIST MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL (3) TO THE LIGHTHOUSE (3) FRANKENSTEIN MY LAST DUCHESS TOM JONES THE TRIAL THE GLASS MENAGERIE NATIVE SON (4) TRISTRAM SHANDY GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN (2) NINETEEN EIGHTY FOUR TWELFTH NIGHT THE GRAPES OF WRATH (3) NO EXIT GREAT EXPECTATIONS (4) NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND UNCLE TOM S CABIN THE GREAT GATSBY (4) GULLIVER S TRAVELS (2) VICTORY VOLPONE WAITING FOR GODOT (4) WASHINGTON SQUARE THE WASTELAND WATCH ON THE RHINE WHO S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF WIDE SARGASSO SEA THE WILD DUCK WINTER S TALE (2) WISE BLOOD (2) WUTHERING HEIGHTS (9) THE ZOO STORY
GUEST ORDINARY PEOPLE KEROUAC ON THE ROAD GUEST SECOND HEAVEN, A KESEY CATCH-22 GUNTHER DEATH, BE NOT PROUD KESEY ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO S NEST HANSBERRY RAISIN IN THE SUN, A KEYES FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON HARDY FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD KINCAID ANNIE JOHN HARDY JUDE, THE OBSCURE KINCAID LUCY HARDY MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE, THE KNOWLES FRENCH LIEUTS. WOMAN, THE HARDY RETURN OF THE NATIVE KNOWLES SEPARATE PEACE, A HARDY TESS OF THE D URBERVILLES KOESTLER DARKNESS AT NOON HARRISON,JIM FARMER KUNDERA UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING HASSLER SIMON S NIGHT KYD SPANISH TRAGEDY, THE HASSLER STAGGERFORD LAWRENCE LADY CHATTERLY S S LOVER HAWTHORNE RAPPACINI S DAUGHTER (POOR CHOICE) LAWRENCE MOTHERS AND SONS HAWTHORNE SCARLET LETTER, THE LAWRENCE SONS AND LOVERS HELLMAN CHILDREN S HOUR, THE LAWRENCE ST. MAUR HEMINGWAY FAREWELL TO ARMS, A LEE TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD HEMINGWAY OLD MAN AND THE SEA, THE LEGUIN WIZARD OF EARTHSEA, THE HEMINGWAY SUN ALSO RISES, THE LESSING GOLDEN NOTEBOOK, THE HESSE DEMIAN LEWIS ARROWSMITH HESSE NARCISSUS AND GOLDMUND LEWIS JUNGLE, THE HESSE SIDDHARTHA LEWIS, MATHER MONK. THE HO MER ILIAD, THE LLOSA AUNT JULIA AND THE SCRIPTWRITER HOMER ODYSSEY, THE LLOSA, MARIO VASQUE SOMETHING FIND OUT HURTSON THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD MACLEISH J.B. HUXLEY BRAVE NEW WORLD MALAMUD MISER, THE HUXLEY CROME YELLOW MALAMUD NATURAL, THE IBSEN DOLL HOUSE, A MALARUX MAN S FATE IBSEN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, AN MAUGHAM MOON AND SIXPENCE, THE IBSEN GHOSTS MAUGHAM MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN IBSEN HEDDA GABLER MAUGHAM OF HUMAN BONDAGE IBSEN WILD DUCK, THE MAUGHAM RAZOR S EDGE, THE IRVING CIDER HOUSE RULES, THE MAURIAC WOMEN OF THE PHARISEES IRVING PRAYER FOR OWEN MEANY, A MCCULLERS HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER, THE JAMES AMERICAN, THE MELVILLE BILLY BUDD JAMES BEAST IN THE JUNGLE, THE MELVILLE MOBY DICK JAMES PORTRAIT OF A LADY MILLER DEATH OF A SALESMAN, THE JAMES TURN OF THE SCREW, THE MILLER VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE, A JAMES DAISY MILLER MILNE WINNIE THE POOH JAMES FIND OUT WASHINGTON SQUARE MITCHELL GONE WITH THE WIND JONSON VOLPONE MOLIERE MISANTHROPE, THE JOYCEE PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MOLIERE TARTUFFE KAFKA METAMORPHOSIS MORRISON BELOVED KAZANTZAKIS LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, THE MORRISON JAZZ KAZANTZAKIS ZORBA THE GREEK MORRISON SONG OF SOLOMON KENNEDY IRONWEED MORRISON SULA
NAYLOR WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE, THE STEINBECK EAST OF EDEN NORRIS OCTOPUS, THE STEINBECK GRAPES OF WRATH, THE O NEILL DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS STEINBECK OF MICE AND MEN O NEILL HAIRY APE, THE STEINBECK PEARL, THE OATES THEM STEINBECK SHORT REIGN OF PIPPIN 4 TH, THE ORWELL 1984 (BK) STOKER DRACULA ORWELL ANIMAL FARM STOPPARD ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN PATON CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY TAN JOY LUCK CLUB, THE PERCY MOVIEGOER, THE THEROUX MOSQUITO COAST PERETTI PIERCING THE DARKNESS THORTON, LAWRENCE IMAGINING ARGENTINA POTOK CHOSEN, THE TOLKIEN HOBBIT, THE POTOK MY NAME IS ASHER LEV TOLKIEN LORD OF THE RINGS, THE RACINE PHEDERE TOLSTOY ANNA KARENINA RAND ANTHEM TOLSTOY DEATH OF IVAN ILYICH RAND ATLAS SHRUGGED TOLSTOY WAR AND PEACE RAND FOUNTAINHEAD, THE TURGENEV FATHERS AND SONS (CHILDREN) REMARQUE ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT TWAIN CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING RYHS WIDE SARGASSO SEA TWAIN HUCKLEBERRY FINN ROBINSON, M. HOUSEKEEPING TWAIN TOM SAWYER ROSTAND CYRANO DE BERGERAC TYLER DINNER AT THE HOMESICK REST SALINGER CATCHER IN THE RYE, THE UNAMUNO NIEBLA (FOG OR MIST) SALINGER FRANNY AND ZOOEY UPDIKE RABBIT, RUN SALVATOR DARK ELF VARIOUS BIBLE, THE SAMS WHISPER OF THE RIVER VIRGIL AENEID, THE SARTRE CONDEMNED OF ALTOONA, THE VOLTAIRE CANDIDE SARTRE NO EXIT (HUIT CLOS) VONNEGUT SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE SHAFER, P. AMADEUS WALKER COLOR PURPLE, THE SHAFER, P. EQUUS WAUGH LOVED ONE, THE SHAKESPEARE AS YOU LIKE IT WHARTON ETHAN FROME SHAKESPEARE HAMLET WHITE CHARLOTTE S WEB SHAKESPEARE HENRY V WHITE ONCE AND FUTURE KING, THE SHAKESPEARE JULIUS CAESAR WHITE SWORD IN THE STONE, THE SHAKESPEARE KING LEAR WIESEL NIGHT SHAKESPEARE MACBETH WILLIAMS CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF SHAKESPEARE MERCHANT OF VENICE, THE WILLIAMS GLASS MENAGERIE SHAKESPEARE MIDSUMMER NIGHT S DREAM, A WILLIAMS STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, A SHAKESPEARE OTHELLO WILSON FENCES SHAKESPEARE ROMEO AND JULIET WOOLF MRS. DALLOWAY SHAKESPEARE TWELFTH NIGHT WOOLF TO THE LIGHTHOUSE SHAW PYGMALION WRIGHT BLACK BOY SHELLEY FRANKENSTEIN WRIGHT NATIVE SON SHERIDAN SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER SOPHOCLES ANTIGONE PLUS MANY MORE TITLES- SOPHOCLES OEDIPUS REX READ, READ, READ!!! STEINBECK CANNERY ROW ABORTION, THE DON GIOVANNI FARTHEST SHORE, THE FIESTA TO THE NORTHWEST HEAVEN HAS NO FAVORITES HIPPOLYTUS LOVE AND DUST SEARCHING FOR CALEB SYRIAN YANKEE TILL WE HAVE FACES TRANSPOSED HEADS
FROM THE 1996 AP READING: QUICK LIST OF WORKS STUDENTS SELECTED IN RESPONDING TO OPEN QUESTION Note: works are listed by title only Crime and Punishment Candide Song of Solomon Taming of the Shrew Jane Eyre The Color Purple The Heart of Darkness The Great Gatsby Hamlet East of Eden The Razor s Edge Othello The Stranger The Crying of Lot 49 King Lear The Awakening The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Brave New World House of Mirth A Doll s House A Lesson Before Dying Bless Me, Ultima Their Eyes Were Watching God Raisin in the Sun Henderson the Rain King Cry the Beloved Country The Fountainhead Ironweed The Scarlet Letter The Red Badge of Courage Memoirs from the House of the Dead Tess of the D Urbervilles Invisible Man Major Barbara Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Tale of Two Cities Jude the Obscure Farenheit 451 Siddhartha Room with a View The Tempest The Inferno Pride and Prejudice Ethan Frome Great Expectations Romeo and Juliet Mrs. Dalloway To Kill a Mockingbird Return of the Native The Long Dream Ceremony Faust The Count of Monte Cristo The Odyssey Julius Caesar The Winter s Tale The Old Man and the Sea Grendel Native Son Beowulf A Separate Peace Catch-22 Death of a Salesman The Sun Also Rises The Death of Ivan Illych 1984 The Fall The Pearl Hard Times Moby Dick Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant The Crossing The Overcoat Animal Dreams The Secret Garden Cyrano de Bergerac Sir Gawain and the Green Knight All the King s Men The Bonfire of the Vanities The Picture of Dorian Gray Macbeth Murder in the Cathedral Silas Marner The Grapes of Wrath The Prince of Tides Beloved Portrait of a Lady One Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest Lord Jim A Clockwork Orange
1996: Works Actually used, continued Kiss of the Spider Woman Light in August The Power and the Glory A Prayer for Owen Meany The Metamorphosis The Crucible Wise Blood Sula Anthem A Thousand Acres The Sound and the Fury Master Harold and the Boys Sons and Lovers The Mayor of Casterbridge Lord of the Flies A Passage to India Eumenides Tar Baby Equus Frankenstein Snow Falling on Cedars David Cooperfield The Brothers Karamazov Tartuffe Emma House of the Spirits The Flies To the Lighthouse Turn of the Screw Also, among the works selected were the following: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by G.B. Shaw The Heart of Darkness, by Kevin Conrad Hamlet, Shakespeare s novel Snow Falling on Cedar, by David Guntherson Oedipus Rex the trilogy Private Altars, by a professor from New York Private Altars, by Katherine Mosby Gabriel Gania Marquez Plus many more!