–> it is not the paradise his mother told him about – The chapter informes the reader how death is treated in the World State – He is upset that death is treated as nothing special (p.249 ll.14 ff.) –> John reproaches himself for having killed her (p.249, ll.11 ff.) –> she stops breathing and dies (p.247, ll.9 f.) – John becomes furious when she calls Popé and shakes Linda (pp.246 ff.) – John thinks about pleasant and unpleasant memories from his childhood (pp.246 f.) –> John is indignant over their reaction (p.245, ll.1 ff.) –> they are shocked and disgusted when they see Linda (p.244, l.22) – A Bokanovsky group of eight-year-olds comes to have a lesson in death-conditoning (p.243, ll.26 ff.) – Linda dozes and is barely conscious (p.242, ll.4 ff.) – There are televisions which are never turned off, incessant music and a smell of perfumes to create a pleasant atmosphere for the people who spend there last hours of life (pp.241 f.) – John visits Linda who is dying in the hospital (p.240, l.24) –> the state becomes more and more opponents – John realizes that ‘soma’ is the basis of mental slavery and the working of the state – At the end of the chapter the reader wonders how the World State will deal with the protagonists who are its opponents and how the story ends – The police arrives and John, Bernard and Helmholtz are arrested (p.260 ll.1 ff.) –> Helmholtz helps John to fight the angry ‘Deltas’ off (p.257, ll.10 f.) while Bernard is scared and does not do anything (p.257, ll. – Helmholtz and Bernard are called to the hospital by the ‘soma’ distributor (p.255 ll.21 ff.) – He tries to prevent the crowd of ‘Deltas’ from taking their ‘soma’ rations (p.254, ll.16 f.) – John feels the urge to transform the society of the World State into a beautiful world –> he is shocked by their sameness remind him of maggots (p.252, ll.8 f.) – When John leaves the hospital he passes through a crowd of ‘Deltas’ (p.251, ll.16 f.) John, a group of Deltas, Helmholtz, Bernard, the ‘soma’ distributor Posted in Brave New World (reading log) | Leave a Comment »
– Mustapha Mond’s private opinion clashes with his responsibilities as a leader of the state –> begs not to be banished to Iceland (p.270, l.27) – Bernard tries to exculpate himself by blaming Helmholtz and John (p.270, ll.19 f.) – Science serves only to ensure the stability of the state (p.269, ll.18 ff.) – The caste system is important to make the people feel happy with their work (p.266, ll.13 ff.) – Art has been sacrificed for stability and happiness in the state (p.264, l.13) – Mond explains that Shakespeare is forbidden, because the controllers don’t want the people to be attracted by old things (p.263, ll21 ff.) – There is a discussion about the World State, Shakespeare and the caste system in the society – Bernard, John and Helmholtz are brought to Mustapha Mond’s study (p.260, ll.14 f.) –> John’s role gets a strong religious undertone – Maybe an imitation of Jesus’s crucifixion – Opponents and individuals have no chance in this society –> John has realized that he will never find peace of mind in this society – When the spectators return, they find John in the lighthouse hanging from the ceiling (p.308, ll.3 ff.) – The spectacle ends in an orgy, in which John also takes part (p.307, ll.16 ff.) – A woman arrives and John whips her and himself the mass is amused about that (p.306, ll.19 ff.) – Over again masses swarm to the lighthouse to see John whipping himself (p.302, ll.2 ff.) – Some Deltas observe him (p.294, ll.17 ff.) and many reporters arrive at the lighthouse to interview him (p.295, ll.18 f.)
– He whips himself to punish himself because of feeling happy and carefree (p.294, ll.21 ff.) – He lives as a hermit in an abandoned lighthouse near London (pp.289 ff.) – John decides to seek out solitude (p.288, l.20) – John tells them that he wanted to join them on the islands, but the controller refused because he wanted to go on with the experiment with John (p.288, ll.10 ff.) – Bernard and Helmholtz go to John’s apartment to say good-bye (p.287, l.19) Bernard, Helmholtz, John, Lenina, a group of Deltas, many other people
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