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The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background — all to help you gain greater insight into great works you′re bound to study for school or pleasure. <p> In <i>CliffsNotes on Huxley′s Point Counter Point,</i> you follow the exploits of three families in post–World War I Europe, as author Aldous Huxley examines the emptiness and corruption of post–war British life. <i>Point Counter Point</i> is a prime example of the "novel of ideas," in which the ideas expressed in the novel take center stage and provide the drama and action of the novel. <p> In this study guide, you′ll find Life of the Author, as well as a Character List, detailed chapter commentaries, and review questions and a selected bibliography. You′ll also find critical essays on the following topics: <ul> <li>Huxley′s character names <li>The "novel of ideas" <li>The "musicalization of fiction" <li>Huxley′s technique </ul> <p> Classic literature or modern–day treasure — you′ll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
