Friday, November 6, 2009

Brave New World chapter 4

Part 1
1. What puzzles Lenina about Bernard Marx's behavior?
She is puzzled because he is shy about the idea of sex and in a world that is so publicly accepting of the idea and does not consider it to be a private matter.

2. Please provide examples of Lenina using what she learned from hypnopaedia.
When she flies over the Gamma workers she exclaims that kaki is an ugly color and she says hwo happy she is that she is not a Gamma.

3. Where are Lenina and Henry going?
They are going to play Obstacle Golf.

Part 2:
1. What makes Bernard Marx distressed? Why?
He is distressed because he has the appearance of a Gamma but the mind of an Alpha. This causes him to be alienated from his colleges and he often times feels alone and inadequate.

2. Where does Helmholtz Watson work? What is his job?
He works at the center for propaganda and his job is to write catchy phrases about everyday things.

3. What does Bernard have in common with Helmholtz Watson?
They both have excess in their minds and therefore are more aware of the world around them and are very different from other humans.

4. What is troubling Helmholtz?
He wants to write something more meaningful than propaganda but he does not know what it is he wants to say.

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