Brave New World Chapter 5

1. What would Michael Pollan (Remember? The Omnivore's Dilemma) say about the first paragraph in Chapter 5?
She would probably comment on the irony of the cattle using their milk and hormones to provide for the factory at Farnham Royal.

2. Do you see any similarities with hoe the World State views death as compared to the Hindus? How does Lenina's remembrance of hypopedia compare with that of Plato's Republic?
The similarity is that both seem to believe that humans serve a purpose to the earth both during and after life. Lenina remembers that her hypnopedia told her that everyone is happy in their class and Plato’s Republic argued that with the right conditioning this could be true and it would create a society where everyone would be happy.

3. What do you think of Lenina's and Henry night out on the town?
I thought their night out was rather unfulfilling because they were doing the same thing as everyone else and I would not be able to do that every night like they do.

4. Why do you think Huxley uses the word "pneumatic" to refer to some female characters?
I think he uses this word because he feels the women are too spirited and he likes women who are more subtle like him.

5. What is Solidarity Service and what are Bernard's feelings towards it?
It is like a religious group that holds sermons to inspire people and Bernard seems to think that no matter what he does he will always fail to be inspired by it and that causes him to feel even more isolated.