Characters & Plot
Who loudly interrupts the Directors disciplinary speech at the Hatchery?
John and Linda
Name the facility where the Director attempts to shame Bernard.
The hatchery and Conditioning Centre
John calling the Director "Father" exposing the Directors past is an example of what device (hint: unexpected outcome)?
Irony (situational Irony)
What does Linda Symbolize when she returns to the World State?
The suppressed reality of aging, motherhood, and the human cost of conditioning.
What name does John call the Director that reveals the Directors secret?
Father
Who is publicly humiliated when John reveals the Directors past?
The Director and by extension the World States moral authority
The World State citizens treating John as a spectacle instead of a person is an example of what device that contrasts two ideas?
Juxtaposition or Satire
What does Johns presence (as "the Savage") primarily expose about the World State citizens?
Their shallowness and appetite for spectacle rather than empathy.
What has happened to Linda that when she returns to the World state it shocks people?
She looks old, unconditioned, and behaves like the Indians. As well as her being a mother.
Which world state official studies John and later speaks with him about values?
Mustapha Mond
When Huxley describes Linda's return to the World State as "a grotesque obscenity", what literary device is he using to highlight how society views aging and motherhood?
Diction
Interpret Bernard's rise to popularity, What does it say about social values?
It shows that status is opportunistic, and people value access to novelty more than principles.
Why does Bernard's social status change in Chapter 11?
He becomes popular because people want access to John.
What entertainment venue does Bernard try to use to show off John?
Reception party he hosts at his apartment.
John quoting Shakespeare to express his feelings is an example of what device?
Allusion
How does the feelie symbolize the World States values in these chapters?
It represents stimulated pleasure, emotional shallowness, and the commodification of experience.
How does John react when Lenina tries to kiss him or after the movie? (Two part answer: Physical and emotional)
Physically: He resists/withdraws
Emotionally: He is horrified/disgusted by the casual sexuality and artificial pleasures. very uncomfortable
Besides Bernard and John, which characters behaviour most exposes the cruel curiosity of the crowd?
Linda because the crowd gawks at and rejects her, revealing society's intolerance of differences and age.
The description of Linda's shocked, repulsed reception uses clear and vivid sensory words to show disgust, what device is that?
Imagery
Explain the significance of Shakespearean allusions in John's speech, What do they add to Huxleys critique?
They contrast deep human feeling and moral complexity with the World states empty conditioning. They also restore a sense of tragedy and authentic humanity.