Monday, April 27, 2015

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. 

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