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What does DHC stand for?
Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning
What’s ironic about the students taking notes?
They transcribe every single word of the DHC without really thinking about it
How many embryos does Bokanovsky’s process produce?
96
What’s the advantage of Bokanovskification?
It creates identical humans for identical machines, ensuring social stability
What is Mr Foster determined to do?
Beat the record of bokanovskification
How are female embryos sterilized?
A dose of testosterone every 24 meters
What is distributed by caste in the Embryo Room?
Oxygen
What process brainrots Epsilons during embryonic development?
Shortage of oxygen
What does all conditioning aim at?
Making people like their unescapable social destiny
How does “genetic engineering” work in Brave New World?
Via epigenetic methods, i.e. changing the environment
How does Neo-Pavlovian conditioning work?
It creates harmful associations between objects using controlled electric shocks
What’s the point of making Deltas hate flowers?
It prevents them from bunburying in the countryside
When is this statement said: “I’m SO glad I’m a Beta.”
As a hypnopaedic message during Elementary Class Consciousness
What’s ironic about Polly Trotsky?
It’s insinuated that she sexually hurt the boy, whereas rape is typically in the other direction
What is “Our Ford’s” opinion on history?
It’s “bunk”
What’s interesting about Mustapha Mond?
He is educated on history
What interesting thing happens on page 34?
Huxley begins shifting between various perspectives
Why is “Our Ford” called “Our Freud” in reference to psychological matters?
It is an extension of the Ford mythos to include Sigmund Freud
What’s initially ironic about Lenina’s relationship with Foster? (Ch 3)
It’s a whopping FOUR months long!
According to Mond, what advantage is conferred to members of society by conditioning processes?
A lack of emotion
What is one consequence of the philosophy “every one belongs to every one else?”
You can have sex with just about anybody you desire!!!1!!!1!!1!!1!1111!!1!!!
What is (CH3)C6H2(NO2)3 + Hg(CNO)2?
TNT and mercury fulminate
How does the World State weaponize Christianity?
Instead of suppressing religion, they alter it to fit their purposes, replacing wine with soma and crosses with Ts
What is Hemholtz’s writing goal?
To write words which are like x-rays
How many times is the boy whipped before he dies?
7
How many times does John think he can be whipped before he dies?
9-10
What is significant about the drums in the Native ritual?
They are like those in the Solidarity Service
How many sexophonists are there? (Ch 5)
16
What time signature is “Bottle of mine, it's you I've always wanted!” in?
5/4
Why is Lenina appalled upon seeing the old man?
He looks old
How does Lenina know that Bernard is back to normal during their flight to the sea?
He fondles her breasts
What did Linda think she would never see again upon seeing Lenina?
Real acetate silk
What worries Bernard during the conversation with the Warden?
He left his Eau d’Cologne tap running
What can Bernard not stop thinking about during Solidarity Service?
Morgana’s unibrow
Who is “coming” during Solidarity Service?
Our Ford
What culture clash occurs between Linda and the Native women?
They view her as adulterous, while she believes that her sexual behavior is normal
Where is the Complete Works of William Shakespeare found?
A chest of the Antelope Kiva
Who does John quote when he reminisces about hating Pope?
Hamlet
What is interesting about Pope’s reaction to being cut?
He does not respond with violence
On which page does the phrase “Brave New World” appear for the first time?
139
How many times does John say “Brave New World?” (Ch 8)
3
Who does John’s crush marry?
Kothlu
How many tablets of soma does Lenina take to soothe herself after seeing the pueblo?
6
How does John react to Lenina’s sleeping body?
Quoting Romeo
Why is murder not so bad?
Only one person dies; society is safe
What is one charge the Director makes against Marx?
He has an unorthodox sex life
What effect does bringing John back have on Bernard?
It increases his arrogance
What is heavily foreshadowed in Ch. 11?
Marx’s downfall
What is Mond’s reaction upon reading “m——?”
He frowns
What irony exists in this statement: “an interesting example of the way in which early conditioning can be made to…run counter to natural impulses…the impulse to recoil from an unpleasant object”
Bernard only sees the superficial nature of Linda; which makes what is pleasant to John appear unpleasant to him
What do the Penitentes do?
Self-flagellate
What’s interesting about entertainment technology in BNW?
It’s multi-sensory
How does the scent organ modulate keys?
Via spices
Why does A New Theory of Biology upset Mond?
It is a “masterly work,” but would be too subversive to the social order if published
What questionable medical technique do police employ to calm down the angry Deltas?
Using anesthetic water guns
What is special about riot police in Brave New World as opposed to 1984?
They utilize “kindness” based on conditioning instead of brute force
What complexity in Mond’s character is revealed in his response to John about Othello?
Although he is intellectual enough to see the value of high art, he also believes that sacrificing it is a necessary evil
Which character(s) are confirmed virgins by the end of the novel?
John
Which character is a good physicist?
Mond
What is the rank of the character who is stuck in a helicopter?
Beta-minus
How many Alphas were stationed at Cyprus?
22,000
Who says “I started doing a bit of cooking?”
Mond
What is the optimum below-water proportion of the population in Mond’s iceberg model?
8/9
Does Mond believe in God?
He acknowledges such a possibility
How does Mond use the work of Cardinal Newman to demonstrate a lack of need for God?
He explains that the World State has eliminated all traditional reasons for wanting God
Based on the work of Cardinal Newman, what are some reasons Mond uses to argue that there is no need for God?
People are young forever, there are no losses
How does conditioning extend into the medical system?
Children are placed at the bed of the dying to condition them to not fear death
What causes Marx to break down in front of Mond?
The mention of an island
Where is Helmholtz going to be sent to?
The Falkland Islands
What does Mond call soma?
Christianity without tears
What does soma replace according to Mond? (Ch 17)
Years of hard moral training
How does Mond refute John’s story about the Girl of Mataski?
He explains there are no more mosquitos and flies
What philosophical ambiguity is presented when John quotes the To Be or Not To Be soliloquy?
Perhaps Hamlet may have been happy in the World State, meaning there is no problem with abolishing the slings and arrows
How does the World State compensate for people’s need to “live dangerously?”
VPS
When John accepts the right to be unhappy, what philosophical dilemma is presented?
Whether or not a life with suffering is better than a life without it
What does John eat? (Ch 18)
Civilization
Where is John’s refuge located?
A hill between Puttenham and Elstead
In what time signature does the final orgy occur in?
6/8
For what ironic reason does John’s experiment fail?
Society views his pain as pleasure
On what floor is dying Linda being held on?
17
Which ward is Linda in?
81
What irony is present during the ending unity ritual of Solidarity Service?
The men and women are literally united because they’re freaking