Brave New World Chapter 10-11(Blog 10)

Ch 10-
Summery- After the Director made a big scene about Bernard's unscocialness, Bernard came in and the Directer asked him why he shouldn't be fired. Bernard's reply was to let in Linda, who scared the whole crowd, due to her appearance. Then the main shot fired at him was when John came in and knelt at the Director's feet and said "My Father". The spectators began laughing and the Director ran out with his hands covering his ears. Shortly afterward he resigned.

Vocab.- Coquettishly- adj.- in a very flirtatious manner

literary.- Irony- The idea that some one in their society would become a parent is extremely funny to them.

Importance- Bernard saves his job and the Director is ruined by 2 mistakes. One is loosing Linda and getting her pregnant and another is telling Bernard of something that could be used ageist him.

Ch 11-

Summery- Linda on permanent soma-holiday is slowly slipping towards her death to John's disappointment. He batters the doctor with questions about her condition. Bernard, because of John, becomes uber famous with the pull of someone more powerful than his position. The down side: he made his friend Helmholtz into a not so friendly friend, and the world controller became an unfriendly, when he was lectured in a letter from Bernard on John. John then goes on a date with Lenina to a movie that affected each sense and made one feel as though they were in it. He then disappointed and frustrated her by not going to bed with her and dropped her at her apartment.

Vocab.- none

literary.-

Allusions-

Dr. Shaw- to George Shaw

Mozart & Lucretia- Music writer/musician

"What's in those, those caskets."- The Merchant of Venice

"Oh Brave New world"- Tempest(Allusion&Irony)

Ariel could put a girdle 'round the Earth in 40 minutes- Tempest

Eternity was in our lips & eyes- Antony & Cleopatra

Importance- John learns that the civilized world is not all it's cracked up to be.

Vocab. 5

Lupus-N-constellation(Wolf), Disease- After gazing up at the stars for hours on end he found Lupus.

Effusive-adj-expressing feelings of gratitude- His effusive attitude was a genuine surprise to Jim.

Surrogate-adj-substitute- His aunt was a surrogate mother for Bob, and taught him to walk and talk.

Peritoneum-N-lining of the abdomen- "A most important part of our bodies is the Peritoneum," explained the professor to the students.

Viviparous-N-Bearing live young- Most mammals are viviparous except for the platypus.

Moribund-adj-point of death- The soldier altho moribund saved the rest of the squad by jumping on the grenade.

Fulminate-V-explode violently- The car suddenly fulminated in front of the building damaging it and several nearby buildings.

Malignant-adj-to spread- The rebellion was malignant and it spread across the galaxy.

Palpitating-V-beat or shake rapidly- His heart was palpitating so hard he could hear it.

Viscose-N-what rayon fabric or fiber is made of- The viscose was integrated in to the armor to make it more comfortable.

Hypnopaedia-N-sleep teaching- The teachers used hypnopaedia on the students to help reenforce certain aspects of school.

Brave New World Chapter 9(Blog 9)

Summery- Bernard leaves to speak with the world controller. John comes to see when they were going to leave but finds that no one is there, and begins to cry and thinks they left with out him. He the thinks to look through the window to see if any one was there. He the breaks the glass upon seeing Lanina's suitcase and climbs in. He open the case and starts to play with the zippers on the clothes and the perfume powder. he sees her laying in the bed and goes over to examine her and finds that he could unzip her clothe but doesn't and leaves as Bernard lands after getting the needed papers.

Lit.- Allusions- Romeo & Juliet- Lanina is a shrine
       Irony- John wants but doesn't unzip Lanina do to his society. But she would just jump into                    bed with him

Importance- John fears that he left as usual, Bernard gets permission to bring them back with him.

Vocab.- None

Questions

Q1. What was John’s upbringing like? His relationship with Linda? His education?
A1. He was picked on as a kid and he was treated differently. He loves his mom but she didn’t like him back, he didn’t like it when his mom came home with random guys. He learned how to read and write because he was taught to read by his mom. He doesn’t know what any of these words mean but he can read them.

Q2. Why doesn’t Linda want to be called a mother?
A2. Because she is ashamed to have him because in her old society it is wrong to get pregnant.

Q3. What social positions do Linda and John hold in Malpais?
A3. They get treated differently because they are white and they don’t act like the savages.

Q4. What does John want in his life?
A4. He wants to have friends and a father. And a society where he is accepted

Q5. What does Linda tell him about the Other Place?
A5. She makes it out to be a great place but that is because she is programmed to and john might not like it because he doesn’t have to.

Q6. What does he learn from Shakespeare? How does he relate to Hamlet? The Tempest?
A6. He learns how to speak like them but he also gets the idea that if you think it is right you can kill somebody. He also tries to kill Pope while sleeping

Q7. What does it mean to discover “Time and Death and God?”
A7. There is no history or bodies so there is no history and they made up a god to fit their needs.

Q8. Why does Bernard want to take John to London?
A8. To use him as black mail against the director so he can get his job back

Brave New World Chapter 8(Blog 8)

Summery- Bernard asks John to remember as far back as possible. John starts with Linda singing lullabies and how he woke one night to see a man looming over them and his mom telling him "not to while John was there" but in response he picked John up by his arm and tossed him out of the room. He then goes into depth about how the other kids and people treat him, and that his mom was attacked for being with other men and breaking one of the "nasty" looms, by three women in the settlement and wiped. John throws himself in the fray to help his mom but is also wiped. Afterwards Linda beats her son for being her son but soon smothers him because she loves him. More nastiness of the other boys soon traumatize John but he concentrates on reeding in order to get over it. Soon after he is given an old book on Shakespeare to reed, but just to practice. Upon reeding the book he learns that he hates Pope(<- funny "e") and stabs him in the back and expecting a wolup is instead turnd to look at him, he then tells him to "Go, my brave Ahaiyuta" in indian. Later, Bernard tells John that he and his mom can come with him back to the "Outside World"

Importance- John explains his upbringing. Which explains his behavior, and that sense he is different his mom teaches him how to read. He learns to concentrate on it, instead of the mocking boys.

Lit. Elements- Allusions- McBeth, John- John from the bible

Vocab.- None

brave New World Chapter 7(Blog 7)

Summery- Linina and Bernard fallow an older tribesman to the savage settlement and are shown that they don't have test tube babies. Bernard commented that they might be missing out on not having moms and family and that maybe Linina should have had kids. Linina finds the place very queer and they are then led to an area on the mountain that over looks part of the town, where a dance is preformed to bring the rain and so on. Then statues of an eagle and Jesus rise up from the underground part of the settlement and over look the wiping to death of a boy that walked around a pile of snakes as a sacrifice. Latter they meet John who want ed to be in the boy's place but wasn't allowed because he was different. The group then go to meet John's mom, Linda, was the woman that was in the story that the Directer had tolled. She had fallen, was found by the savages, and left unknowingly by the Directer who's name is Tomas. She was fat, ugly, and missing her world  when Linina and Bernard met her. She was worried that her son was acting to much like the savages and needed to be more like the people in her world. She then told them that the women here attacked her for acting like a normal person in the main world which in her perspective is the only way to live.

Vocab.- None

Brave New World Chapter 6(Blog 6)

Summary- Part 1- Linina thinks of Bernard and comes to the conclusion that he is harmless and odd after talking to Henry. She then decides to go to the reservation with him. Later on a date he stops over the ocean to just look, and she becomes scared and convinces him to return to the city. They end the night with going to his apartment. The next day she asks if he had fun he said yes but wished it had turned out different but she didn't understand.

                 Part 2- Bernard goes to the Director to have his permit for going to the savage reservation signed but the Director regals him with a story about his own experience there, and how he lost his lover of 25 years ago. He then reprimands Bernard for his actions while not at work, and tells him that he will be sent to Iceland if it continues. Bernard then goes and tells his friend of this adventure and adds how he didn't let it faze him.

                 Part 3- Bernard and Lenina arrive by rocket in Santa Fe, New Mexico. They stay at a nice hotel and then go to see the Warden who bores them with a speech about the electric fence. They then fly to the reservation and see electrocuted corpses surrounding the fences. Lenina is worried about the savages, but the pilot tells Lenina that she doesn't need to worry about the savages because they've had enough experience with gas bombs not to mess with "normal" people.

Vocab.- none

Vocab 4

Magnanimity-adj-very generous- His magnanimity was only surpassed by his love of puppies.


Mollified-v-appease someone's anger- He would only be mollified after the menace was killed.


Adage-n-short statement that expresses a truth- Mom kept saying, "an apple a day keeps the doctor away, except when you're us."


Caste-n-system of separating classes- The Romans used a caste society with slaves at the bottom of it.


Ignominy-n-public shame- The worst part was the ignominy, it alone absolutely destroyed the poor fellow.


Cajolery-n-convince someone to do some thing through flattery- No amounts of cajolery will get me to wear the hot dog costume.


Axiomatic-adj-self evident-  It is axiomatic in a democracy that people have the right to vote.


Ruminating-v-deeply thinking- I'm just ruminating out-loud, but eventually we are going to have to get something done.


Intrinsically-adv-belonging to itself- Intrinsically I always know the right thing to do.


Precipice-n- high cliff-  The princess was pushed off the precipice by the prince who didn't want to marry her.

Brave New World Chapter 5(Blog 5)

 Summery- Part 1- Lenina and Henry fly to a club to dance where they are the 401st group there. The club is huge the singers sing several sings including a song about the soma bottles. After dancing the club tells them to go home, they return to Henry's apartment.

                  Part 2- Bernard leaves his friend to go to a Solidarity Service. He ended up almost late but got there in time but sat next to Morgana(unibrow lady) and talked a bit. The service started but he felt out of place there. He later stood and said that he could "see" him but really couldn't. After the service he felt more alone than he did before.


Vocab.- None

Importance- Part 1- Shows what they do in their spare time.
                    Part 2- Shows what they do as a religous substitute.

Brave New World Chapter 4 (Blog 4)

Summary- Part 1 Lenina hops in the elevator and talks to Bernard about their trip to New Mexico. Bernard becomes embarrassed about her talking about their plans. He is not a normal Alpha and becomes shy. She thinks he is being funny when their conversation is interrupted by a Epsilon manning the elevator announcing they are at the roof. Bernard dislikes obstacle golf, and Lenina suggests it is a perfect day to play it. She runs off to jump in Henry's helicopter. They fly over London, and she remarks she is glad she isn't a Gamma trying to get on a crowded monorail. They end up playing golf.

Part 2 - Bernard mentally recalls the events that just transpired between himself, Benito, and Lenina. He was miffed with them even though they are acting like they are suppose to in their society. He then makes his way to his helicopter and tells the Deltas to wheel it outside. He is the same height as the Deltas and has issues with himself not being as tall as other Alphas so he ends up having to yell at the Deltas to move it. He visits his friend, Helmholtz, who is a standard Alpha. He is an outsider like Bernard not physically but mentally. Bernard has a mental break down thinking that people are suspecting him of something.

Vocab.- None

Brave new world log #3(chapter 3)

Summary- The students and the director were visiting the playground when Mond who is one of the ten controllers shows up, and he invites them to a "history lesson." He teaches them the history of why the society has developed. He begins with "history is bunk" and then goes into the events that have been lost over time. While this conversation is going on, other scenes are happening such as the discussion between Lenina and Fanny. Fanny is telling Lenina that she needs to go out with other people besides Mr. Foster. She decided to go out with Benard Marx because he is a nice person and had asked her to go to a Savage Reservation. She also thinks he is sweet because he is shy around her, which makes her feel like she a world controller. He appears to be an outsider and doesn't like Soma.

Vocab.- none

Importance- The ten controllers have power over everyone else because they have access to the history of the entire planet.

Lit. Elements- History is Bunk - it means that people had to live in the present not the past.

Brave new world log #2(chapter 2)

Summery- In chapter 2, I learned that they have exterminated all languages but English so that the population is controlled in that respect. The babies are shocked and have many other types of "conditioning" so that they are set directly into what they need in their place in society. Then while sleeping, the kids are taught social skills through speakers under their pillows. Intellectual studies do not work because the kids don't understand what it means when they wake up. They turned Henry Ford into a god mainly for his invention of the assembly line. It is a reference in the story to the way the state creates kids through a medical assembly line with certain things being injected or changed environmentally, which determines how they develop as an embryo. 

Vocab.- Viviparous - adj - bringing forth living young rather than eggs or something else
 Hypnopaedia - N - The learning of lessons heard during sleep
Asafoetida - N - a bitter resin with an unpleasant onion-like smell

Lit elements- they refer to Henry Ford as god