"...you all remember, I suppose, that beautiful and inspired saying of Our Ford's: History is bunk."
Said by Mustapha Mond
100
The affect of soma and how it suppressed the emotions of the people and hide the truth is an example of what theme?
What is the incompatibility of happiness and truth
100
The process of changing behavior by a series of rewards and punishments
What is Pavlovian Conditioning
200
violence, fighting, disagreement, disharmony
pacifism
200
n. one who travels on foot
What is a pedestrian
200
"So they're having children all the time - like dogs. It's too revolting...And yet John was a great comfort to me."
Linda
200
The controlling of reproduction with technological advancements is an example of what theme?
What is the use of technology to control society
200
A common form of entertainment for citizens of the World State
What is Soma/feelies
300
interest, care, sympathy, concern
apathy
300
a large farm or estate in a warm country on which cotton, tobacco, or coffee is grown
What is a plantation
300
"Put your arms around me...Hug me till you drug me, honey...Kiss me till I'm in a coma. Hug me honey, snuggly..."
Lenina
300
The state controlling the people to preserve its stability and power as one is an example of what theme?
What is the dangers of an all-powerful state
300
The world controller of Western Europe
Who is Mond
400
uncaring, ignorant, shallow
pensive
400
elaborate instrumental composition, concert written for an orchestra
What is symphony
400
"Oh, my God, my God!"
John the Savage
400
Without marriage or getting jealous, they had the freedom and encouragement to sleep with as many people as they wanted. Huxley suggests that they can both stabilize and destabilize society with sexual activity. This is an example of what theme?
What is human impulse
400
When trying to forget this character John had realized that he forgot his mother
Who is Lenina
500
admit, hold, welcome
What is expatriate
500
to make smooth or even
plane
500
"All right then, I'm claiming the right to be unhappy"
John the Savage
500
Humans have conquered all the bases of scientific inquiry and they have the power to control life, death, aging, pleasure and pain by knowing how things work. What theme is this an example of?
What is the power of knowledge
500
Two things for which John feels guilty
He blames himself for Linda's death and his impure thoughts about Lenina