Study Questions Chapters 7-10

Chapter 71. List three conditions Lenina dislikes at

the Reservation. How are these conditions contrary to what she has been taught and conditioned?

Chapter 71. List three conditions Lenina dislikes at

the Reservation. How are these conditions contrary to what she has been taught and conditioned?

She dislikes dirtiness, no soma, and old, ugly people. She has been conditioned to sanitary conditions, a constant supply of soma, and beautiful people who never age.

Chapter 72. What is the purpose of the whipping

ceremony that Bernard and Lenina witness?

Chapter 72. What is the purpose of the whipping

ceremony that Bernard and Lenina witness?

It is a fertility rite…to make the corn grow.

Chapter 73. John (‘The Savage’) reveals he was born

on the Reservation. Who is his father and where is he now?

Chapter 73. John (‘The Savage’) reveals he was born

on the Reservation. Who is his father and where is he now?

The reader can conclude that John’s father (Tomakin) and the D.H.C. are the same person.

Chapter 74. Linda describes ways in which she

cannot reconcile her way of life in the Other Place with that of the Reservation. List ways that seem to trouble her most.

Chapter 74. Linda describes ways in which she

cannot reconcile her way of life in the Other Place with that of the Reservation. List ways that seem to trouble her most.

She cannot accept the filth, the ragged clothing, disease, gods, being a mother, and old age.

Chapter 81. Why does Linda suffer dislike and

rejection on the Reservation? Why do the women especially dislike her?

Chapter 81. Why does Linda suffer dislike and

rejection on the Reservation? Why do the women especially dislike her?

Linda is disliked because she is different and hates the Reservation. The women dislike her because she does not understand monogamy.

Chapter 82. What is mescal and how does it help

Linda?

Chapter 82. What is mescal and how does it help

Linda?

It is a hallucinogenic drug made from the spines of certain cacti. She uses it to escape her unwanted way of life.

Chapter 83. From what sources has John obtained

his education?

Chapter 83. From what sources has John obtained

his education?

It is from a book of Shakespeare’s works and from the old men of the pueblo.

Chapter 84. When John was sixteen, he went with

the Indian boys to a puberty ceremony. Describe what happened and how it affected John.

Chapter 84. When John was sixteen, he went with

the Indian boys to a puberty ceremony. Describe what happened and how it affected John.

John was excluded from the ceremony because he is the “son of the she-dog.” In his loneliness, he contemplates suicide.

Chapter 91. Explain why Bernard wishes to take John

and Linda to London.

Pick up here

Chapter 91. Explain why Bernard wishes to take John

and Linda to London.

It is to embarrass the D.H.C. and thus avoid his own exile.

Chapter 101. Name three faults that D.H.C. finds

with Bernard’s behavior. How does Bernard react to the D.H.C.’s accusations?

Chapter 101. Name three faults that D.H.C. finds with

Bernard’s behavior. How does Bernard react to the D.H.C.’s accusations?

They are unorthodox behavior, heretical views on sport and soma, refusal to obey the teachings of Ford and infant behavior after office hours. Bernard tries to appear jaunty and self-confident although nervous.

Chapter 102. What “obscenity” does Linda fling at

the D.H.C. (Tomakin)?

Chapter 102. What “obscenity” does Linda fling at the

D.H.C. (Tomakin)?

“You made me have a baby.”

Chapter 103. How do the workers react to John’s

calling the D.H.C. “My father?” Why?

Chapter 103. How do the workers react to John’s

calling the D.H.C. “My father?” Why?

The workers laugh hysterically and upset test tubes. The word “father” is a smutty word.

Chapters 7-101. How does Lenina react to the Savage

Reservation?

Chapters 7-101. How does Lenina react to the Savage

Reservation?

She is horrified by it.

Chapters 7-102. What did Lenina like about the

Reservation?

Chapters 7-102. What did Lenina like about the

Reservation?

The drums

Chapters 7-103. What did Bernard like about

Reservation?

Chapters 7-103. What did Bernard like about

Reservation?

Bernard found the parent-child intimacy very lovely.

Chapters 7-104. What do Bernard and John have in

common?

Chapters 7-104. What do Bernard and John have in

common?

Both are lonely, outcasts of their societies.

Chapters 7-105. Does Lenina have any compassion for

Linda?

Chapters 7-105. Does Lenina have any compassion for

Linda?

NO

Chapters 7-106. How does Bernard avoid being sent to

Iceland?

Chapters 7-106. How does Bernard avoid being sent to

Iceland?

When Bernard returns to London with John and Linda, John reveals that the D.H.C. is his father. The D.H.C. is completely humiliated and leaves the Centre.