Brave New World Study Guide, continued
CHAPTER 9
1.)Describe what happens in the scene between the Director, Bernard, and Linda in the Fertilizing room.
2.)Explain and analyze the role of individualism in this society (you may use information from this or any previous chapters).
CHAPTER 10
1.)Describe the attitudes that the following characters have towards soma and for what purpose they use/don’t use it.
LindaThe SavageLenina
2.)Lenina and the Savage both disappoint each other badly. Explain how and why this happens.
3.)Explain the irony found in this chapter.
CHAPTER 11
1.) Write two or three sentences describing the feelings of the following characters at the specified points in the story.
a.)Bernard when he learns that the savage won’t come to meet his guests.
b.)Lenina when she learns that the Savage won’t come to meet the guests.
c.)The Savage when he sees how unhappy Bernard is that he (the Savage) did not come to meet his guests.
d.)Helmholtz;s students when he reads them verses in praise of silence.
e.)Helmholtz when John reads him Romeo and Juliet.
2.) Explain and analyze the choice that Linda makes when she returns to civilization. How does her choice benefit this society? Are today’s medical advances to prolong the lives of terminally ill patients, as well as assisted suicide, parallels to the path Linda chooses? Explain.
CHAPTER 12
1.)Put these sentences in the correct order.
a.)The Savage has a telephone conversation.
b.)The Savage falls on his knees before Lenina.
c.)Lenina leaves the bathroom.
d.)Lenina discusses her feelings about the Savage with Fanny.
e.)The Savage tells Lenina to go or he will kill her.
f.)Lenina takes off all her clothes.
g.)Henry asks Lenina if she is ill.
2.)Answer these questions:
a.)Who is your sympathy with in this chapter? Do your best to explain why.
b.)Who do you think the telephone conversation is about?
3.)Compare and contrast Helmholtz Watson to Bernard Marx (you may wish to refer back to Helmholtz’s initial introduction in chapter 4).
4.)Explain the disturbance caused by Helmholtz’s original rhyme.
CHAPTER 13
1.)Emotions run wild in this chapter, and several people become upset. Explain WHO becomes upset and WHY.
2.)What is your reaction to the scene in this chapter? Explain why you think you had this reaction.
CHAPTER 14
1.)Which of the following adjectives below would you use to describe the following characters in this chapter? Give reasons for your opinion.
Adjectives: courageous, stupid, cowardly
Characters: The Savage, Bernard, Helmholtz, the Deltas
2.)Based on what you know about John, explain his reaction to Lenina in ch. 13 and his reaction to Linda’s fate in ch. 14.
CHAPTER 15
1.)Mustapha Mond says: “We believe in happiness and stability.”
a.)What are his arguments in favor of these things?
b.)How does he say they are achieved?
c.)Do you agree with him? Why or why not?
2.)How does Mond say he will punish Bernard and Helmholtz? What are their reactions and what do their reactions show about them?
3.)Imagine you could have a conversation with Mustapha Mond. What would you tell/ask him?
4.)Explain Miranda’s proclamation, “O Brave New World!” as it applies to this society. Cite any examples of this you see in our own society.
CHAPTER 16
1.)What are the most powerful sentences in this chapter, in your opinion? Jot them down (you may abbreviate them if necessary) and explain your choice.
2.)What do you think is going to happen to the Savage?
CHAPTER 17
1.)In this chapter, God and humankind and their relationship to one another are discussed. Explain John’s and Mond’s positions and provide your own opinion(s) on this topic.
2.) Write an epitaph for The Savage. (If you don’t know what an epitaph is, look it up in a dictionary.)
CHAPTER 18
1.)Explain and analyze what happens to John at the end of the novel. Compare and contrast the choices he makes in chapter 18 to the choice his mother Linda makes on her return to civilization.