Transcript Brave New World - Willis High School

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Brave New World
by Chapter
Chapter 7
Who: Community celebration frightens Lenina; John wants to be the
sacrifice; Linda disgusts Lenina.
What: John surprises Lenina and Bernard by speaking perfect English;
John introduces Lenina and Bernard to his mother, Linda; Linda explains why
John was born.
When: A.F. 632, Day/Evening 2
Where: Savage Reservation
How: “community celebration”= organized religion
Chapter 8
Who: John felt isolated and rejected as a child; Bernard wants to embarrass
the Director.
What: John tells Bernard how he grew up; Bernard asks John to go to
London with him.
When: A.F. 632, Day/Evening 2
Where: Savage Reservation
How: “Pope”=organized religion, “Complete Works of Shakespeare”= gives
voice to oppressed people
Chapter 9
Who: Lenina is disgusted by the Reservation; John wants to touch Lenina
but doesn’t want to defile her.
What: Lenina passes out from soma; Bernard flies to Santa Fé; John
breaks into the cabin and finds Lenina.
When: A.F. 632, Day 3
Where: Savage Reservation
How: “soma holiday/Iceland”=escape from reality, mental institutions
Chapter 10
Who: The Director plans to dismiss Bernard as an example; John,
Bernard, and Linda embarrass The Director;
What: Bernard presents Linda and John to The Director; John cries, “My
father!” and the Director rushes from the room.
When: A.F. 632, Day 3
Where: Hatchery
How: “My Father!”= civilized society
Chapter 11
Who: The Director is disgraced; Helmholtz offends Bernard; John is sickened
by dozens of twins; John is ashamed of his physical desire.
What: The Director resigns and Bernard keeps his job; Bernard is appointed
as John’s guardian; John visits Elton; John refuses to sleep with Lenina.
When: A.F. 632
Where: World State
How: Shakespeare and feelys= help explain/connect atrocities of humanity to
the reader
Chapter 12
Who: Bernard- depressed, jealous; John-becomes friends with Helmholtz,
wounded feelings; Helmholtz- friends Bernard after party, gets along with
John; Arch-Community-Songster- warns Bernard about “ideas”
What: Bernard’s party is a bust, Bernard gets jealous of H and J
relationship
When: A.F. 632, Day 3
Where: World State
How: none
Chapter 13
Who: Lenina-wants to have John; John, in love with Lenina
What: Lenina refuses to go to a feely with Henry, Fanny warns Lenina,
Lenina takes soma and tries to seduce John, John says he wants to marry
Lenina, John frightens L with “love” talk
When: A.F. 632, Day 3
Where: London, World State
How:
Chapter 14
Who: John- sad and angry; Linda-dying from overdose
What: John goes to hospital, Linda dies, John pushes kids being conditioned
for death experience
When: A.F. 632, London
Where: Hospital
How:
Chapter 15
Who: John- has breakdown; Bernard- concerned, afraid, coward;
Helmholtz- decisive, takes action
What: Bernard has emotional breakdown at the hospital, preaches against
soma use, riot at the hospital, police spray soma vapor, B tries to escape
When: A.F. 632
Where: London, hospital
How:
Chapter 16
Who: John- stressed about World State; Mond- confides in/informs John
What: Mond informs John why intellect, Shakespeare, and beautiful things
are bad for a “techtopia,” we realize no one actually has knowledge of
science
When: A.F. 632, Day 4
Where: London, Mustpha Mond’s office
How: science=truth (none can understand science in BNW and they are not
understanding science as Huxley writes)