Friday, May 2, 2014

Brave New World: Chapter 15

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Chapter 15
1.       How is the title different in Chapter 15?
·         He is sarcastic, and uses mockery to express “O Brave New World”
2.       Why does John interfere with the distribution of Soma?
·         John believes it is poison and meant to enslave them
3.       How does John view slavery and freedom?
·         John would rather see truth and real human relationships-even painful ones-than the near slavery of soma, so he is against it
4.       What does he think of the Delta citizens?
·         The looks on the Delta’s faces make him mad & infuriate him. He thinks they are naïve and uneducated
5.       What do Bernard and Helmholtz do in this chapter?
·         They defend John in the riot. Bernard believes this will forever mark him as a dangerous subversive. They defend what they know is right
6.       How does the riot end?
·         They gas everybody out by soma vapor. They begin crying, kissing and apologizing. Then soma rations are restored
7.       What does it mean to them to be happy/good vs what it means to us?
·         Their view of being good is being promiscuous and not settling with one person, as most of our society today would prefer settling down.




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