bnw notes, 7-8 shmoop Flashcards
why doesn’t lenina like their guide
he smells
______ is next to fordliness
cleanliness
lenina is horrified by the old man because
he is old
in the controlled world, people stay young until ____ and then they ____
60
die
lenina realizes that she left behind her
soma
what are some of the savage doings
breast feeding
combing for lice
lenina is reminded of ______ by the pounding drums
orgy- porgy
a boy of _____ is brought out next to the snakes
18
what does the boy do
circle around the snakes while being beaten by a whip from a man wearing a coyote mask
the pueblos are praising
Jesus
and
Pookong
pookong is an
eagle
the boy makes how many circles
7
who greets bernard and lenina
john
what does john say about where the boy was whipped
“Do you see than damned spot”
why is john upset
he wanted to be the sacrifice
why is he not the sacrifice
because they never give him the chance to do stuff because he has white skin and is not dark skinned
does john like lenina
yes
who is john’s mother
Linda
who is john’s father
tomakin
tomas
the director
what happened to linda
she fell into the reservation and hit her head
describe linda
old and very stout
wears tattered clothes
plump and fat
linda does what to lenina
gets very close to lenina and touches her clothes
linda came into the reservation still operating under the
controlled world’s rules
linda became the village’s
prostitute
how did the people’s wives feel about linda
hated her
did john like his mom sleeping with many men
no
can linda make blankets
no
who is the man that brings alcohol
pope
what does pope bring
mescal,
what does pope do at john’s house
has sex with linda
what do the women in town do to linda
whip linda
why does linda hit john
she resents being his mother.
what does john mainly remember
about linda telling him about the other world
what does john hear from the locals
legends and their mythology of Jesus and Heaven
how does linda teach john to read
by writing on the wall at first
what book does linda give john
the chemical and bacteriological condition of the embryo.
why do the boys make fun of john
he always wears ragged clothing because linda does not know how to mend
what does john think about when the boys call him rags
that he can read and they can’t
what book does john get from pope
the complete works of William Shakespeare
John avidly reads shakespeare’s book so much that he is able to
recite whole quotes
what does john do to pope
while he is sleeping, he stabs him twice in the shoulder
what does pope do to john after being attacked
nothing, laughs and calls him brave
who teaches john how to make clay
Mitsima
what age does the coming of age ritual happen
16
does john get to participate in the coming of age ritual
no
what are three things that john discovers
time, death, and God
how did john deal with his unhappiness once
act like he was being crucified
what does john say when he learns that he could be going to the controlled world
O Brave new world
