really don’t know why I bored What anecdote does the D.H.C. confide to Bernard? (Summarize it.) “’I you with this trivial anecdote’” (97) How is the word ironic? “trivial” Why is he furious for having shared it with Bernard? are so conditioned that What does the Director mean by the word “’Alphas “infantile”? they do not have to be infantile in their emotional behaviour. But that is all the reason for their making a special effort to In what ways are people in the Brave New World infantile in their behavior? conform. . . It is their duty to be infantile, even against their inclination. . I give you fair warning’” (98) With what does the Director threaten Bernard? Why does the threat excite him? Write down the description of Why is it called a Savage Reservation? the lifestyle of the reservation below (103). What keeps the savages on the reservation? Chapters 7-12 Directions: DO NOT write your answers on your own paper; type them on the OR write form and print it print the form and them on the form. Chapter 7 from throat to navel, their How does the Savage Reservation differ from the world of Lenina “Naked “civilized” dark brown bodies painted with and Bernard? white lines. . . the dirt, . . the piles of rubbish, the dust, the dogs, the flies.. . [Lenina’s] face wrinkled up into a grimace of disgust” (109) felt in her pocket for her What makes Lenina feel the need for soma? “She soma-only to discover that . . . she had left the bottle down at he rest-house” (111). What is satirical about the fact that she can’t take soma while having awful, disgusting feelings?
“’I really don’t know why I bored you with this trivial anecdote’” (97) What anecdote does the D.H.C. confide to Bernard? (Summarize it.) How is the word “trivial” ironic? Why is he furious for having shared it with Bernard? “’Alphas are so conditioned that they do not have to be infantile in their emotional behaviour. But that is all the reason for their making a special effort to conform. . . It is their duty to be infantile, even against their inclination. . I give you fair warning’” (98) What does the Director mean by the word “infantile”? In what ways are people in the Brave New World infantile in their behavior? With what does the Director threaten Bernard? Why does the threat excite him? Write down the description of the lifestyle of the reservation below (103). Why is it called a Savage Reservation? What keeps the savages on the reservation? Chapters 7-12 Directions: DO NOT write your answers on your own paper; type them on the form and print it OR print the form and write them on the form. Chapter 7 “Naked from throat to navel, their dark brown bodies painted with white lines. . . the dirt, . . the piles of rubbish, the dust, the dogs, the flies.. . [Lenina’s] face wrinkled up into a grimace of disgust” (109) How does the Savage Reservation differ from the “civilized” world of Lenina and Bernard? “She felt in her pocket for her soma-only to discover that . . . she had left the bottle down at he rest-house” (111). What makes Lenina feel the need for soma? What is satirical about the fact that she can’t take soma while having awful, disgusting feelings?
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