bnw chapter 11-12 sparknotes notes Flashcards
what happened to the director
resigned immediately
what does linda do
take soma 24/7
how much soma does linda take per day
20 grammes
how long is linda given to live
about a month or two
who is john’s guardian
bernard
bernard becomes an instant
celebrity
how do people treat bernard now
nicely, say he’s a good guy
what happened between bernard and helmholtz in chapter 11
bernard boasts about all his women. helmholtz is gloomy and says he’s “rather sad”
bernard never talks to Helmholtz again
is john impressed by the world state’s inventions
no
what does bernard write to mond and what does mond think of it
He writes Mond to tell him that John finds “civilized infantility” too easy. Bernard says he agrees with John’s verdict. Mond, reading the heretical letter, thinks he might have to teach Bernard a lesson.
how does john react to seeing the identical (bokanovskified) workers
pukes
what is the daily ration of soma
2 grams
does lenina like john
yes
does lenina think john likes her in chapter 11
yes, but wont show it even though he stares at her
what do lenina and john watch
Three weeks in a helicopter
what happens to john and lenina at the end of chapter 11
john goes home and reads othello. Lenina cried and takes soma to deal with it
who does John compare othello to
the black man from the play
what does john refuse to do in chapter 12
leave his room
what is the language of the indians
zuni
what happens to bernard’s guests
get disappointed. talk trash about bernard, then leave
what happens to bernard after his guests leave
his fame is over and he’s back to his old self
what does lenina think is the reason that john won’t leave his room
that he doesn’t want to see her so he doesn’t like her
what does john say to bernard
that he liked his old self better and is glad that he’s back
how does bernard rekindle with helmholtz
bernard apologizes and the two are friends again
what trouble has helmholtz gotten into
while lecturing, he read to his students a rhyme that he created. This caused the students to report him and now he’s been threatened to be fired and is now a marked man.
helmholtz and john bond over
shakespeare
why does helmholtz laugh during romeo and juliet
the words mother and father.
the parents are forcing the daughter to marry someone she doesn’t want to and she is already seeing someone else.
