– Linda dozes and is barely conscious (p.242, ll.4 ff.) – There are televisions which are never turned off, incessant music and a smell of perfumes to create a pleasant atmosphere for the people who spend there last hours of life (pp.241 f.) – John visits Linda who is dying in the hospital (p.240, l.24) –> the state becomes more and more opponents – John realizes that ‘soma’ is the basis of mental slavery and the working of the state – At the end of the chapter the reader wonders how the World State will deal with the protagonists who are its opponents and how the story ends – The police arrives and John, Bernard and Helmholtz are arrested (p.260 ll.1 ff.) –> Helmholtz helps John to fight the angry ‘Deltas’ off (p.257, ll.10 f.) while Bernard is scared and does not do anything (p.257, ll. – Helmholtz and Bernard are called to the hospital by the ‘soma’ distributor (p.255 ll.21 ff.) – He tries to prevent the crowd of ‘Deltas’ from taking their ‘soma’ rations (p.254, ll.16 f.) – John feels the urge to transform the society of the World State into a beautiful world –> he is shocked by their sameness remind him of maggots (p.252, ll.8 f.) – When John leaves the hospital he passes through a crowd of ‘Deltas’ (p.251, ll.16 f.) John, a group of Deltas, Helmholtz, Bernard, the ‘soma’ distributor Posted in Brave New World (reading log) | Leave a Comment » – Mustapha Mond’s private opinion clashes with his responsibilities as a leader of the state –> begs not to be banished to Iceland (p.270, l.27) – Bernard tries to exculpate himself by blaming Helmholtz and John (p.270, ll.19 f.) – Science serves only to ensure the stability of the state (p.269, ll.18 ff.) – The caste system is important to make the people feel happy with their work (p.266, ll.13 ff.) – Art has been sacrificed for stability and happiness in the state (p.264, l.13) – Mond explains that Shakespeare is forbidden, because the controllers don’t want the people to be attracted by old things (p.263, ll21 ff.) – There is a discussion about the World State, Shakespeare and the caste system in the society – Bernard, John and Helmholtz are brought to Mustapha Mond’s study (p.260, ll.14 f.) –> John’s role gets a strong religious undertone – Maybe an imitation of Jesus’s crucifixion – Opponents and individuals have no chance in this society –> John has realized that he will never find peace of mind in this society – When the spectators return, they find John in the lighthouse hanging from the ceiling (p.308, ll.3 ff.) – The spectacle ends in an orgy, in which John also takes part (p.307, ll.16 ff.) – A woman arrives and John whips her and himself the mass is amused about that (p.306, ll.19 ff.) – Over again masses swarm to the lighthouse to see John whipping himself (p.302, ll.2 ff.) – Some Deltas observe him (p.294, ll.17 ff.) and many reporters arrive at the lighthouse to interview him (p.295, ll.18 f.) – He whips himself to punish himself because of feeling happy and carefree (p.294, ll.21 ff.) – He lives as a hermit in an abandoned lighthouse near London (pp.289 ff.) – John decides to seek out solitude (p.288, l.20) – John tells them that he wanted to join them on the islands, but the controller refused because he wanted to go on with the experiment with John (p.288, ll.10 ff.) – Bernard and Helmholtz go to John’s apartment to say good-bye (p.287, l.19) What is happiness in Brave New World? What is happiness for you? Are people in Brave New World happy? Reflect in 1 paragraph on happiness in Brave New World.Bernard, Helmholtz, John, Lenina, a group of Deltas, many other people What is Soma and how is it an example of control? Can you connect Soma to how drugs or alcohol control people in our society? Which part of the population is most susceptible to these controls and how can we connect that to the New World State and people in it?Ħ. Every change is a menace to stability.”( pg 198) Why is stability so important to the World State? The Controller says: “We don’t want to change. How is John's relationship with Lenina and Linda similar and different? How does this reflect the potential oedipal Dynamics outlined in the book.Ĥ.
Use questions from the Feminist Analysis PowerPoint to explain your answer.ģ. How are women represented in the novel? Explain the message Huxley is conveying about women in society through the characters Lenina, Fanny and Linda. How is the class system illustrated in Brave New World? What is the message about class difference that Huxley is sending? How does it mirror our society today?Ģ. Make sure you make connections to the world we live in today (self, text, world) where possible.ġ. Ensure you have evidence from the novel (quotations/summaries and examples) as well as your own analysis. Choose 1 of the prompts below that we have studied and expand on it by writing a 500 - 1000 word response.