A Brave New World Chapter 7

1. How does Lenina feel about their appointed guide?
-She doesn't like him, and she thinks that he smells.

2. How does Lenina react to "naked Indian?" Does it remind you of anyone else we have studied?
-She asks Bernard what is the matter with him, and she can't seem to understand why he is so old and looks like that. I think that Bernard's explanation reminds me of when we talked about the people in America, and all of the products we have for anti-aging, so that age never becomes apparent. It is a bit scary to think about, to compare us to them.

3. How does Bernard react to the pueblo of Malpais?
-He sort of is a bit upset in a sense, (I don't really know a better word.) He sees the mother feeding her baby from her breast, and he wishes that he had a mother. He tells Lenina that he wishes she was a mother as well.

4. Who is Linda? What is her relationship to Tomakin?
-Linda was the mother of the man who wishes he was sacrificed. Long ago, she was walking in the mountains and she fell and hurt her head. Hunters from Malpais found her and brought her to the pueblo. Tomakin was the D.H.C. who was also this man's father, but he was never seen again.

5. Why does Linda believe that "everything they do is mad"? Please be specific.
-Well, she was brought up in the world of Betas and Alphas, and living here was has learned that everything is completely different. They don't bathe, and that disgusts her because there is so much dirt everywhere. Also she hates the fact that the women believe they can only have one man, rather than everyone being everyone else. She is also sickened by the fact that all of these women are having children.