Author

Taylor Allyn

Date of Award

2017

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelors

Department

Humanities

First Advisor

Portugal, Jose Alberto

Area of Concentration

Humanities

Abstract

This thesis is an ecological reading of two works of fiction—Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and Frank Herbert’s Dune. The thesis focuses on the ecological aspects of the two novels and the impacts and consequences of human manipulation as seen in the texts. The first chapter will delve into the manipulation of the natural world and the second will center on the manipulation of human nature. I will take into account ideas of power, awareness, control, and perception.

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