Brave New World Chapter 6

What does Lenina think about Bernard?

“Odd, Odd, Odd”

Where would Lenina go with Benito Hoover?

The North Pole

Who did Lenina already go to the North Pole with and what did she think?

George Edzel (last summer) and thought it was grim

What are Lenina’s complaints about the North Pole?

No TV in the bedrooms, no scent organ, putrid synthetic music, not more than 25 Escalator Squash courts for over 200 guests

Where in America did Lenina already go to?

New York

How many days will Lenina and Bernard be at the Savage Reservation?

at least 3

How many people in the Centre had been inside a Savage Reservation?

Not more than half a dozen

Why is Bernard entitled to a permit to the Savage Reservation?

He is an Alpha-Plus psychologist

What animal does Henry compare Bernard to?

A rhinoceros

Where did Lenina suggest she and Bernard go on their first outing?

a swim at the Toquay Country Club and dinner at the Oxford Union. Once Bernard declined, she suggested a round of Electromagnetic golf at St. Andrew’s but Bernard thought that it was a waste of time

What did Bernard want to do with Lenina on their first outing?

Walk and talk in the Lake District (land on top of Skiddaw)

Where do Bernard and Lenina end up going on their first outing?

Amsterdam to see the Semi-Demi-Finals of the Women’s Heavyweight Wrestling Championship

What type of ice cream does Lenina offer Bernard soma in?

A half-gramme raspberry sundae

A gramme in time…

saves nine

One cubic centimetre…

cures ten gloomy sentiments

How close to the waves do Lenina and Bernard hover?

Within 100 feet

How many trembling falsettos sing “skies are blue inside of you, the weather’s always…”

16

How does the sea make Bernard feel?

Like he is more himself, on his own, and not so completely a part of something else (not just a cell in the social body)

What does Lenina think about the sea?

It’s horrible (she cries)

What does Bernard wish for?

To be free, not enslaved by his conditioning

At what age are children told “everybody’s happy nowadays”?

5

How does Lenina think Bernard would be if he took soma?

Jolly

When does Bernard start his propeller?

At 4,000

When does Bernard start to laugh?

A minute or two after leaving the sea

How much soma does Bernard have?

4 tablets

How often are they taught “Never put off till tomorrow the fun you can have today”?

two hundred repetitions, twice a week, from 14 to 16 and a half

What does Bernard want to know feels like?

Passion (feeling something strongly)

What does Lenina like about Bernard?

He has nice hands and moves his shoulders in an attractive way

Who signed Bernard’s permit and who initials it?

Mustapha Mond, The Director

When did the Director go to the Savage Reservation?

Almost 25 years ago

What caste was the girl the Director went to the New Mexico Reservation with and what color hair did she have?

Beta-Minus with yellow hair

What happened to the girl the Director went to the Reservation with?

She got lost

What did the Director hurt at the Reservation?

His knee while trying to catch the horses in the thunderstorm

When did the Director get back to the rest-house?

After midnight

What might have happened to the lost girl?

She could have fallen into a gully or been eaten by a mountain lion

What does the Director dream about?

Waking up in the thunderstorm and finding the girl gone and searching for her under the trees

What is the duty of the Alpha caste?

To be infantile, even against their inclination

If Bernard is not infantile, what will happen?

He will be transferred to a Sub-Centre, probably in Iceland

What does Bernard do after his conversation with the Director?

He whistles

Where does Bernard tell the director to go?

To the Bottomless Past

What does Helmholtz hate about Bernard?

His boasting, his self-pity, his habit of being bold after the event

How early is the Blue Pacific Rocket at New Orleans?

2.5 minutes

How much time does the rocket lose in Texas and why?

4 minutes because of a tornado

Where is the favorable air current?

Longitude 95 West

How late behind schedule time does the rocket land in Santa Fe

less than 40 seconds

How long is the trip to Santa Fe?

6 and a half hours

What is the name of the hotel in the North Pole?

Aurora Bora Palace

What does the hotel in Santa Fe have?

Liquid air, television, vibro-vacuum massage, radio, boiling caffeine solution, hot contraceptives, and eight different kinds of scent

How many Escalator-Squash Racket Courts does the hotel in Santa Fe have?

60

Where are obstacle and electro-magnetic golf located in Santa Fe?

In the park

What does the Reservation not have?

scent, television, hot water

How many times is “progress is lovely” repeated

500 repetitions once a week from 13 to 17

Who does Bernard need to get to sign his permit at the Reservation?

The Warden of the Reservation

What does the Warden of the Reservation look like?

Blond, Brachycephalic, short, red, moon-faced, and broad-shouldered

What caste is the Warden of the Reservation?

Alpha-Minus

What caste is the porter?

Epsilon Plus

How big is the Reservation?

five hundred and sixty thousand square kilometers, divided into four distinct sub-reservations, each surrounded by a high tension wire fence

What did Bernard leave on in the bathroom?

The Eau de Cologne tap

Where is the current the Reservation is supplied with from?

The Grand Canyon hydroelectric station

Describe the Reservations’s fencing

upwards of 5 thousand kilometres at 60 thousand volts

What color eyes does Lenina have?

Blue

What is strange about the Reservation?

People are actually born there

What is destined to happen to those in the Reservation?

They will die there because there is no escape

What does Lenina keep repeating to the Warden?

You don’t say so!

How much Eau de Cologne is running?

A decilitre each minute, six litres an hour

How many people are at the Reservation?

About 60 thousand Indians and half-breeds

How do the people in the Reservation live?

They have marriage, religion, families, animals, diseases, languages such as Zuni or Spanish or Athapascan

How long does it take Bernard to contact Helmholtz?

3 minutes

What will happen to Bernard?

He will be sent to Iceland

How does Bernard imagine living?

Braving through suffering, stoicism

What caste is the octoroon?

Gamma

Where did the plane fly over?

Taos, Tesuque, Nambe, Picuris, Pojoaque, Sia, Cochiti, Laguna, Acoma, the Enchanted Mesa, Zuni, Cibola, Ojo Caliente

Where is the rest house?

Malpais

How does the octoroon describe the things the savages do?

Funny

How are the savages kept under control?

gas bombs