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Naomi Sterling Mr.Salame, Period 3 English 12 02/10/2020 Chapter 11 Questions 1. What happens to the D.H.C? - The director decides to resign his position because the shame of being a father is too great. 2. Why do people not want to see Linda? What is the plan for her? How does John react? - They consider Linda repulsive because of her age, her bad teeth, and her weight. She takes soma is excess, both to enjoy the euphoric feelings and to feel like a member of civilized society, in hopes to remove herself from the judgment and looks of the repugnance of the other members of society. John worries about her but receives assurance that she’s happier with soma even though she won’t live much longer if she keeps taking so much. 3. How does Bernard become such an important and popular figure? What do people say about Bernard behind his back? - Bernard immediately becomes famous because he controls the Savage’s social schedule. Bernard takes advantage of his fame to get as many women as he can. He holds parties for the social elites to visit and meet the Savage. Watson and others disapprove of Bernard’s boastfulness and pride. They agree that Bernard’s behavior will one day lead “to a bad end” 4. What word does Bernard omit in his letters to Mond? Why? - The word “mother”; He doesn’t want to offend Mond. 5. Why does John seem more impressed by Shakespeare than the advanced society he is shown? - By visiting worksites and participating in the world’s social elements, Jon becomes increasingly disillusioned with his surroundings. Shakespeare was a genius at invoking passion and emotion, whereas society has virtually destroyed these feelings. This disconnect creates a series of serious misunderstandings between John and the rest of society since John struggles to develop his emotions while everyone else struggles to stifle their feelings. 6. What makes John’s repeating “brave new world” different in the context of this chapter? - “O brave new world that has such people in it.” He isn’t in awe or feeling excited, he says it in irony because he thinks that the people of Brave New World are weird and feels disconnected from the rest of this society.

7. What is John’s experience at Eton? Why doesn’t Eton teach Shakespeare? - John feels very displaced at Eton after seeing Alpha children laugh at a film of

“savages” beating themselves with whips on a Reservation. John asks why everyone laughs and learns that they find the scene ridiculous and funny. 8. How was Bernard’s attitude toward women changed, as evidenced in his tour with John? - Before Bernard became John's guardian, he lived a lonely, disappointing life and was considered an outcast for his small stature and melancholy disposition. After becoming a celebrity, Bernard has the opportunity to sleep with whoever he wishes and brags about his sexual encounters with his intellectual friend, Helmholtz, who is unimpressed and disappointed in him. 9. What was the plot of the feely that John and Lenina attended? Describe the feely experience? - It’s about a black man who falls in love with a blonde-haired woman. In the movie, he abducts her. And after three weeks, three Alpha Plus males finally rescue her. She becomes the lover to all three of them, and the black man must go to reconditioning. John finds the movie’s morals offensive. 10. What does Lenina expect from John after their date? What actually happens? - John takes Lenina back to her place but leaves before having sex. She becomes upset because she had hoped to sleep with him and only recovers from the disappointment by taking Soma. John goes home and starts reading Othello....