11-12 questions

1. Why does John become popular, but not Linda?
John is misterious and unknown because he was born on a reservation. Linda is a mother mother who has grown fat, and ugly over the years. 
2. How does Bernard’s life change? How does he react? What does Helmholtz think?
Bernard finds himself of an importance that he was never experienced before. It is because he has connections with the Savage that he is suddenly so popular. He uses John's popularity to get girls and to make his fellow alpha plus' jealous. Helmholtz shows no interest and Bernard is insulted and doesnt want to be friends with him anymore.
3. How does Linda spend her time?
In a soma holiday. She takes as much as 20 grammes a day and is thought to only live another 2 months. 
4. How does Bernard talk in public?
With new-found confidence that he never used to have before he met the Savage. He owes all of his unknown fame to John. 
5. What does Mustapha Mond think of Bernard’s reports?
He is angry that Bernard is trying to lecture him, but then his emotion changes to mirth, because he realizes how clueless and idiotic Bernard really is, and decides to teach him a lesson.
6. What does John think of the caste system? Of the clones? How does he use The Tempest now?
John is disgusted with the ways of the World State and ends up "violently retching" because he finds this lifestyle so nausiating. 
7. What do we learn about the reservations at Eton? What does John think?
8. How do the children respond to dying? Why?Dying is seen as a positive and educational thing that holds no emotion at all. Children come to see a death as part of their conditioning to accept death as nonchalantly as if they were going to a feely.
9. How does Lenina feel about John?
Lenina thinks John is very attractive and senses he is uncomfrotable around her, but she catches him watching her sometimes too. 
10. What does John think about the feelies? Why?
He thinks the film is horrible and ignoble because of the violence and inhuman-ness. 

CHAPTER 12
1. Why does John decide not to come to Bernard’s party? What does this mean for Bernard?
John was feeling used because Bernard was using John's fame to attract envy from his peers and to make himself feel special. This means that Bernard is made to look like a fool when he has to tell everyone that the Savage will not appear. 2. How does Lenina feel at the party? Why does she feel this way?
 She had a strange feeling of "anxious exultation". Like she was anticipating her next encounter with him. She feels this way because she may have real feelings for him. She felt lifeless when she found out that she wouldn't see him. 
3. How does John feel? Why is he reading Romeo and Juliet?
 John feels like he has requited love for Lenina, but she isn't capable of love in return. He reads R & J because he feels the same way as Romeo does for Juliet. 
4. What does it mean that Lenina likes looking at the moon now?
I dont think John has made such an impact on her that she has a different mindset, but atleast she has began to stop and take notice of the natural things in the world, things he believed in, like the moon. 
5. What role does Mustapha Mond play as a censor? Why des he do it? What does he censor? What does he really want?
Mustapha Mond is the Resident Controller for Western Europe and one of the Ten World Controllers. He alone makes the rules for society and decides what works to publish. Mustapha has read Shakespeare and other forbidden books, making him one of the most independent thinkers within the society. He censors anything that runs counter to mass production and the ideology of "ford" perpetuated by the state.
6. How does Bernard’s position change? How do John and Helmholtz respond to Bernard now?
he becomes a loser, as a other.
7. Why is Helmholtz in trouble with the authorities? What has he done that is dangerous, and why is it dangerous? Why did he do it? What does he want?
because he says a rhyme that he wrote about solitary, it is dangerous because they might think he is solitary or alone, which is considered a danger to the Comunity. He wanted to gage the reaction, he wants to see how they reacted to things that are different.
8. What does Helmholtz think of Shakespeare? Romeo and Juliet?
He thinks it is crazy but very smart.
9. What does Helmholtz think is necessary for good writing? 
To get to the community.

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Modernist

2. THE AUTHOR’S CREDO 

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2. He is saying that it is hard to tell between life and death. Who's to say when someone is dead or alive. You can't tell when the line begins and when it ends. He could also be talking about sleep because it is so close to death. Edgar Allan Poe seen as lot of death in his life and this quote is like his life, i feel. He seemed to like sleep a lot which he related it to death because they are so similar.
3. “You are not wrong, who deem
   That my days have been a dream...
   All that we see or seem“                            
4. A mystery, and a dream, should my early life seem.”
   Is but a dream within a dream.”        
5.        “Where the good and the bad and the worst and the best have gone to their eternal rest.”    

Brave new world 6-10

Chapter 6

1. It leads to thinking and it can lead to sadness.
2.Bernard talks a lot about the ocean and how calming and peaceful he feels when gazing out into the waves. This makes Lenina feel very uncomfortable, to feel inspired about something to ordinary.
4. With Bernard giving in to Lenina's begging, taking a few grammes of soma, and sleeping with her.
6. He notices that Bernard is different, therefore must have to be monitored closely. He warns him not to question society and act the way he is expected to act, or else he will be exiled to Iceland. 
7. The story shows that the director has made mistakes in his past, in leaving with Linda somewhere in the reservation, that he is not necessarily proud of. 
8. Helmholtz is annoyed with Bernard's childish behavior and emotions.
9. There is no escape from a Savage Reservation, and children are born into it and will live there for their entire lives. 
10. Malpais is the town and rest house where Lenina and Bernard stay. This is where they watch the sacrifice and where John and Linda live.  

Chapter 7

1. "The mesa was like a ship beclaimed in a strait of lion-coloured dust." 
2. Lenina is afraid of the indian guide because he is associated with this unknown and queer place. Her feelings were reciprocated, with the guide being described as "hostile and sullenly contemptuous."
3. The streets were dirty and dusty, and villiagers walked by in feathers and wearing deerskin shoes, holding snakes. Lenina is shocked and scared at times, and Bernard is fascinated in many of the things he sees, but is shocked along with Lenina. 
4. They witness a sacrificial ceremony. This is considered to be an honor. Lenina sees the blood and what in her eyes is torture and cruelty. 
5. An eagle -- Pookong, and Jesus Christ. 
6. He is different because his mother Linda was born through a bottle but she was left at the reservation and gave birth to him at Malpais, and he has lighter skin and hair. He wants to fit in with the other indians, but clearly doesnt. He seems imbarissed, and shy when he notices Lenina watching him.
7. She travelled to the Reservation with the director a long time ago, but she got lost and he left without her. She accidently got pregnant and horrifyingly gave birth to her son John. He pities herself and her life in Malpais, is ashamed for having a baby. Lenina pities her for doing these awful things she has been conditioned to be disgusted with. 

CHAPTER 8

1.He had a tough time finding acceptance in the native boys, so much of his time was spent by himself. He has a close relationship with Linda, and feels protective of her around other men. 
2. Because she has been conditioned to think family is wrong and even though she has love and appreciation for John, she is disgusted with herself for having a baby.
3. Neither of them are treated with kindness or acceptance. Linda is shown no respect by men, and John is clearly an outsider. 
5. Linda would talk very highly about the Other Place, how you could go flying anytime of day, that there was no such thing as sadness, and how everything was beautiful and happy.
6.John connects with Shakespeare because it speaks to him and he is able to make connections to his own life. He relates Linda to the women sleeping on a bed in Hamlet, and Pope with Hamlet's uncle. John also sees Bernard as Prospero from the Tempest.
8. They are both outsiders in their own community and are continuously striving for acknowledgement. They gravitate towards each other because they see the similarities between them. 
9. Bernard sees fame and recognition through the Savage, and becomes corrupt and greedy and uses him. 

CHAPTER 9
1. Mustapha Mond sees the "sufficient scientific interest" in bringing the Savage to London. 
2. John connects Lenina with Juliet and himself as Romeo. He believes she is above him and that he is not worthy of her.

CHAPTER 10
1.The DHC told Bernard to meet him in the Fertilizing Room because "it contains more high caste workers than any other." The director wants to do this because Bernard is very smart, and with that comes moral responsibilities. The director is afraid that Bernard will corrupt people with his ludicrous beliefs. 
2.Because "unorthodoxy threatens more than life of a mere individual, it strikes at Society itself."
3. Linda acts warmly to the director as she is reacquainted with him. She tries to convince him that it is the same Linda from years ago. He is disgusted with her appearance and acts as if he has never known her. The spectators laughed at the humiliating joke. 

Modernist artist : Edgar Allan Poe

“I Am…” statements for your author (minimum 5)

I am considered to be part of the American Romantic Movement.

I am known for my tales of mystery and the macabre.

I am University of Virginia drop out.

I am A private in the United States Army.

I am a child of two actors.

I am a orphan since my mom died and my dad left when i was three years old.

Paragraph explaining how “I Am…” statements influence author’s worldview

In Edgar's life he experienced a lot of death and his writing and views on life became pretty dark because of it. He knew what it was like to get left so he probably thought that the world was super cruel and that no one stays. He was very unstable in the sense of his mental health. He had a lot of trauma from all his loved ones dying around him. He was used to death and so in his writings you can feel and tell. He probably did not like the world all that much since it was so cruel tohim. All he saw was crue and horrible things in the world. 

Brief descriptions of 5-7 events in the author’s life that YOU (not some website from which you cut/paste) believed influenced his/her sense of self and writing style

When he was only three years old his mom died. His father also abandoned him when he was three. His foster father John Allan would abuse him continuously. His foster father died in 1834 it hit him hard on his mental stability. His wife also died of sickness in 1847. 

3 quotes from the author’s work that show how the author’s identity is evident in his/her writing

• Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.
• Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.
• Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things that escape those who dream only at night.

chapter 5

Bernard goes to his Solidarity service day and he has to sit next to a girl he does not particularly like. They have to sit boy girl boy girl and they end up having an orgy. Bernard is afraid that he had sex with many people but he doesn't remember. They took a lot of soma and it was like ecstasy.

chapter 4 notes

Bernard and Watson started to question the society.
They fear their own individuality which is what the society wants so that they are all the same. The society doesn't want them to be anything but happy and know that they are only supposed to think certain things. They are questioning their creativity and reasoning. There was a conflict between the children that follows orders and the others that question.

Brave New World Chapter 3 Study Questions

1. How do the children play together? What is childhood like?
The kids are taught to do sexual things with each other at a young age.
2. How is our world depicted? How do we get from here to there?
We are always looking for the next best thing whether its technology or not.
3. Why must games be so complex in this society?
It is about consumers and getting more into things and getting more humans.
4. Why are strong emotions dangerous? Family relationships? Romance? Religion? Art? Culture?
They want them to always be happy and these things dont necessarily add up to happiness.
5. How is sexuality used in this novel? Do you see any problems with it?
It is used as play time and for fun for the kids. Kids should not be learning this let alone doing it until way later on in their lives.
6. What does Mustapha Mond do? What is his relationship to history?
He is the leader of London and he decides the history facts to tell and not tell.
7. Is there anything unusual about Lenina Crowne? Bernard Marx? What? Why?
She is different than most because she has been with one guy for longer than a month. They are told to share. Bernard is weird because he is small and alphas are not normally small and have low confidence.
8. How does Huxley use the cinematic technique toward the end of this chapter?
He uses short sentences.
9. What is soma? What are its uses?
A substance that takes the stress away from/of being unhappy.
10. How do people age in this society?  
They die young while looking young.

Chapter 1- Brave New World

Why are they creating so many twins? Is it a good thing? Would it help? Nowadays we are overly populated so this would not do us very much good. Creating all kinds of twins is like creating robots almost. They could create many embryos at one time with using incubators and other machines. Is that human? It is mass production of humans practically.

my modernist

I chose T.S. Eliot because he talks of psychology and of love and those to things interest me.

To be human

         What's your idea of human? What makes you human? Humans are the only extant members of the hominin clade, a branch of great apes characterized by react posture and bipedal locomotion, Manuel dexterity and increased tool use. (Human-Wikipedia) I know I am human because I lie and have feelings. Animals in a way can get called human as well, but they were not from ape ancestors. Robots can not breath, can not feel and can not love. Humans have a huge thing about love to where we believe in soulmate a and the one and only.
        We all love someone whether it's your parents or family or it's a significant other. Robots can not love they do not have the feelings or emotion to love. They are simply made to be smarter and not make mistakes. Humans, all we do is make mistakes and do not think all that much most of the time. " You can talk with someone for years, everyday, and still, it won't mean as much as what you can have when you sit in front of someone, nor saying a word, yet you feel that person with your heart, you feel like you have known the person forever....connections are made with the heart." C. Joybell C
          Robots can not feel for they do not have a heart. They have a mind and that's all; to solve math problems and make things faster. To be human is to be breathing, loving, and feeling unlike a robot. If I was a robot I would not be able to say that I have been in love or that I care. Whether I'm descended from apes, or how ever you want to put it, I am human. Are you?

book comment

• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick 
• This books seems kind of like today in the sense that we focus a lot more of our time and lives to technology. The society in this book is relatively corrupt in a way in the sense that a lot of things are unimportant.