A Brave New World Chapter 6

Part 1:

1. Why does Lenina think Bernard Marx is "odd"? Please use specific references from the chapter in your answer.

-When Lenina is talking to Henry about Bernard, he states that Bernard is like a rhinoceros, because he is unable to be conditioned. Also, Lenina is talking about her night out with Bernard, and how he refused to do anything that Lenina asked because there was too much of a crowd. So, he proposed going for a walk in the Lake District, so that they could be alone... however, he wanted to be alone to talk, not to have sex. Walking and talking seems odd to Lenina. He also refuses to take soma.

2. Please provide more lines from Lenina that she learned from hypnopaedia. Do any of them remind you of sayings that we may use?

- "A gramme in time saves nine." "One cubic centimeter cures ten gloomy sentiments." These are similar to the commercials we see on television to make us feel like there is a product out there that can fix any flaw we have. Maybe we don't advertise drugs like this, but there are definitely make up products, and other sorts of things that are advertised for this purpose. Commercials on hair regrowth maybe? I guess there are drugs advertised similar to this, like antidepressants, or weight loss pills. "Loose weight in just seven days..."

3. What is Fanny's explanation for Bernard's behavior?

-She says its because of the alcohol they put in his blood surrogate.

Part 2:

1. Why did the director tell Bernard about his own trip to the reservation? Why did it initially make Bernard feel uncomfortable?

-Because Bernard brings him a permit to sign for going to the reservation. He felt uncomfortable because the director didn't approve.

2. What does the director threaten Bernard with if he doesn't change his behavior? Why does it elate Bernard?

-He threatens him because he has to find some way of covering up the secret that he has just told Bernard, about having actual feelings for a girl, rather than just using her for sex. It elates Bernard because he knows that this is nothing more than a threat, and that he won't actually get shipped off to Iceland.

Part 3:

1. How does the Warden describe the Reservation?

-It reminds me of how someone would describe a maximum security prison. He says "...five hundred and sixty thousand square kilometers divided into four distinct Sub-reservations, each surrounded by a high-tension wire fence."