-I really don't remember him; I remember talking about him, but that's about it. If he was the one that talked about corn, I think that he would disagree with this paragraph however, because they are referring to the cows as providing hormones and milk. I guess in a sense they are doing this, however they neglect to inform the reader about the other things which the cow has been eating that is going into the milk, which is essential for the people eating the cow to be aware of.
2. Do you see any similarities with World State views death as compared to the Hindus? How does Lenina's remembrance of hypnopaedia compare with Plato's Republic?
-I guess there are some similarities, because in both the World State as well as the Hindus, there is a belief that the humans still have a purpose after they die. For the Hindus, the purpose is to be reborn again, however with the World State Center, the bodies are cremated and then their ashes are used to help plants grow. I guess this is pretty significant because it says that 98% of the bodies remains are recovered when cremated. Also, in the world state center, they believe that the plants will only grow if the bodies from a higher caste are used, so the caste system is also used in the world state center, as it is in the Hindu culture. As for the remembrance of hynopaedia, I guess is it extremely similar to Plato's Republic... they don't know anything different, so they are content living the way they have been. This is just like the people in the cave, they have lived there their entire life, so they can't really wish for something different, because they know nothing else.
3. What do you think of Lenina's and Henry night out on the town?
-This is the first time that I can see something in this story relate to something from our world. I mean, obviously their experience was a little different, but all in all it seemed to be quite similar. A boy and girl go out and listen to a band play and enjoy themselves, and then return home to Henry's house. However, in this case they were on soma... in our world it would have been them having a few drinks. Also, Lenina ponders the fact that they may be twins, which is something that wouldn't be considered in our world. All in all this night on the town made me "aw" because it seemed sort of normal to me, and not extremely weird like the rest of the book is...
4. Why do you think Huxley uses the the word "pneumatic" to refer to some female characters?
-Well, he uses this word to refer to the characters that aren't so attractive. For instance, he describe Morganna, who has a unibrow as pneumatic, and Clara the same as well. I looked up this word in the dictionary, because I didn't really know what it meant, and it says that it is of or pertaining to the air or gasses. The only connection I can make between this is maybe that they are a bit ditsy, and it is sort of like referring to them as "air-heads" but I'm not quite sure.
5. What is Soliditary Service and what are Bernard's feelings towards it?
-This is when a group of twelve people, six males and six females, sit in a circle and try to loose their differences and become one. Huxley refers to it as , "loosing their twelve separate identities into a larger being." (80) It sort of reminds me of church in a sense, because they pass around a cup of strawberry soma ice cream, which to me is somewhat similar to the glass of wine that we pass around at church. Also, there are 12 people which are a part of it, which could be like the 12 disciples. It seems as though Bernard doesn't like this group though, because he can't get over the fact that Morganna has a unibrow, no matter how hard he tries... he can't just become one like they are supposed to, and "melt" together.
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