Reading Log Brave New World

Who? Where + When? What? Chapter I film director, students, Henry Foster, Lenina Central capital of the United Kingdom Hatchery and condition CentreYear A. F. 632 World States motto Community, Identity constancy The Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning (D. H. C. shows some new arrived students the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre> introduces them to the principles of the mass employ manpowert of humans- There ar groups of alpha, beta, gamma, delta and epsilon Work with the Bokanovskys Process> one of the major(ip) instruments of social stability Mr Foster, an avid employee, tells the students more about the Centre- The embryos are prepared for their later life and take shape Chapter II Director, students, infants, nurses Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre (Infant-Nurseries Neo-Pavlovian Conditioning Rooms) The tour continues in the Infant Nurseries-Neo-Pavlovian Conditioning Rooms Example of conditioning low-caste babies are offered b ooks and f imposes which they want to reach suddenly there are moth-eaten frightening sirens and the babies get a slight electric shock > they should learn to associate books and flowers with negative experiences> lower caste humans are not supposed to read because it is a waste of time and flowers are useless- The Director explains hypnopaedia (sleep-teaching) > children listen to tapes that permanently repeat slogans about behaviour and attitudes during their sleeps Chapter III Director, students, Mustapha Mond, Henry Foster, Lenina, Fanny, Bernard Marx Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre (outside in the garden), the lift, Girls Dressing-Room In the garden the students observe children playing sexy games -> they are encouraged to play sexual games-The Director tells the group about the suppression of erotic games in former times -> it is incredible to the students- Mustapha Mond, one of the ten rulers, appears and gives a lecture on memoir -> history is bunk a explains why it was necessary to change the society-> Lenina Crowne and her confederate Fanny Crowne talk about men and Leninas interest in Bernard Marx, who is said to be strange Bernard Marx everywherehears Henry Foster talking with a friend about Lenina -> dislikes the substance they talk about women as if they were meat Chapter IV Lenina, Bernard, Mr Helmholtz Watson The lift, Propaganda House, Bernards flatcar Lenina and Bernard meet in a rowded lift and Lenina asks him about their plan to go to the Savage Reservation in New Mexico Bernard feels embarrassed about that Bernard is uncertain about Lenina because on the one hand she wants to go on holiday with him and on the some other hand she spends much time with Henry Foster- Bernard feels to be an outsider Bernard and his friend Mr Helmholtz Watson meet> both are an alpha-plus and both feel like individuals and for this reason like outsiders Chapter V Lenina, Henry, Bernard, other participants, Helicopte r, a club, Henrys apartment, Fordson Community Singery Part 1- Lenina and Henry fly with the helicopter over the Slough Crematorium where corpses are burnt to recover phosphorus which is used as a fertiliser > even dead plurality are useful for the society- They talk about how it is like to be an Epsilon and go in to the conclusion that everyone is happy- In the evening they dine and go to a club together after that they encounter sex in Henrys apartment- Soma is served with the coffee after meal> indispensable for the people in the state, otherwise they cant feel happyPart 2- Bernard takes part in a Solidarity serve with eleven other people> they take condition, sing hymns and wait for the coming of the Greater being-While everyone there enjoys it as a feeling of unity, Bernard feels very isolated Chapter VI Bernard, Lenina, Fanny, Director, Helmholtz, a warden Helicopter, Bernards apartment, Directors room, Savage Reservation Part 1- Bernard go to the Womans Heavyweigh t grappler Championships in Amsterdam together They have different ideas of happiness> Lenina wants to do sports and have fun with soma, he prefers being alone with her, avoids crowds and refuses soma Bernard wants to be happy in his own individual way and not enslaved by his conditioning When Bernard realizes that Lenina does not understand him, he takes soma and sleeps with herPart 2- Bernard goes to the D. H. C. to get his permit to enter the Savage Reservation