"Sphinx Says Write"

Actually, when I was essay ambushed (by Kris and Justin), they didn't even say "Sphinx Says Write."  I did it anyway.  Because of the time restraint, I essentially just rehashed my A Tale of Two Cities essay.  Also, I wrote this before finding out we would be reading Brave New World in class.  Happy coincidence, I guess.  I left all my bizarre grammatical errors in for your enjoyment.

I was filmed writing this, but Kris and Justin haven't gotten around to editing it or doing commentary.  I'll make sure to post a link once they do.

Edit (4/18/13):  So, they never got around to it.  Oh well.

Prompt:

(1971) The significance of a title such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is easy to discover.  However, in other works the full significance of the title becomes apparent to the reader only gradually.  Choose two works and show how the significance of their respective titles is developed through the author's use of devices such as contrast, repetition, allusion, and point of view.

Pre-write:

Para 1 --> Brave New World --> Sarcastic, ironic/satirical look at future

Para 2 --> A Tale of Two Cities --> duality themes, etc.

Essay:

Sometimes, despite what is always taught, people judge books by their cover.  Before the reader knows anything of a story, there is an initial impression given by the title.  Often the title provides a surprisingly in depth look at the novel's theme.  Both A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley have titles applicable in this way.

A huge theme of A Tale of Two Cities is duality -- the concept of disparate pairings existing alongside of each other, and through their contrast, elevate each others.  In its most fundamental form, this theme can be boiled down into the title.  There are two cities, each one contains a different type of people.  Similarly, there are foils strewn throughout the novel that expand on this (Darnay and Carton, for example).

In the dystopian classic Brave New World, the title has a completely opposite m