In chapter eight we learn about Johns past life. How all the boys wanted to sleep with his mom and he remember that the Pope would always come to visit them. The women in the village would whip Linda for sleeping with their men, and when John would try to protect his mom he was whipped too. She then resents being his mother so she hits him, but soon her mother instincts kick in and she comforts him. John was also teased by the other village boys for the way his mom acted. Linda tries to teach John how to read but the only book she had was The Chemical and Bacteriological Conditioning of the Embryo. Practical Instructions for Beta Embryo-Store Workers. He doesn't understand the book, but still he can read, and his mom cant really explain the book. The Pope then brings him a book The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. John then realizes that these words are about the Pope and Linda, so he hates the Pope and decides to kill him. He tries to kill the Pope while sleeping with his mom, and then Linda starts freaking out because of the blood. John ends his story telling by saying that he is always alone, and Bernard says that is the same exact thing for him too. When John deals with his problems instead of taking soma, he goes and lays on a rock in the hot sun like Jesus on the cross. At the end of the chapter Bernard asks if John and Linda would like to come back to London with him.
INTERPRETATION: John has actually gone through a lot in his life and can't just get through it by taking soma. We also reach the inciting event in this chapter. There are many allusions to Shakespeare and Hamlet in this chapter as well.
INCITING EVENT: Bernard inviting John to London
ALLUSIONS
John: John is an allusion to John the baptist
There are also allusions to Hamlet and Shakespeare
BRAVE NEW WORLD CHAPTER 9 and 10
Bernard and Lenina return to the rest house and Lenina takes 3 grams of soma so she is out for about eight hours (soma holiday). Since Lenina is out cold Bernard decides to make a plan to get John and Linda to London. Bernard flies back to Malpais and goes secretary after secretary before finally getting a hold of Mustapha Mond. He convinces him that it is a matter of scientific interest, so Mustapha allows him to. After Bernard goes to talk to the Warden and convinces him to let them leave. All while Bernard is gone, John breaks into the rest house and goes through Lenina's things. He is in love with her perfume and the zippers on her clothing, he then sees Lenina. Johns goes over and whispers about her beauty, he quotes a line from Romeo and Juliet. He then hear Bernard's helicopter and gets out as fast as he can. In chapter ten they are back in London, and the Director and all the workers are talking about how Bernard is a jerk and failed to do his social responsibilities. The Director asks if there is any reason why he shouldn't be sent to Iceland, Bernard then say yes there is. After, Linda walked in shouting, "Tomakin! Tomikin! You made me have a baby." Everyone then gasped and there was an uproar in the room. After Linda John walked in saying, "My father!" The director glared at them and walked out of the room with his hands over his ears.
INTERPRETATION: In our world what John did would be considered creeper status, but if Lenina woke up and seen him she probably wouldn't have cared.
VOCABULARY
imperceptibly: very slight, gradual, or subtle
ALLUSIONS
"her eyes, her hair, her cheek..." allusion to Shakespeare
INTERPRETATION: John has actually gone through a lot in his life and can't just get through it by taking soma. We also reach the inciting event in this chapter. There are many allusions to Shakespeare and Hamlet in this chapter as well.
INCITING EVENT: Bernard inviting John to London
ALLUSIONS
John: John is an allusion to John the baptist
There are also allusions to Hamlet and Shakespeare
BRAVE NEW WORLD CHAPTER 9 and 10
Bernard and Lenina return to the rest house and Lenina takes 3 grams of soma so she is out for about eight hours (soma holiday). Since Lenina is out cold Bernard decides to make a plan to get John and Linda to London. Bernard flies back to Malpais and goes secretary after secretary before finally getting a hold of Mustapha Mond. He convinces him that it is a matter of scientific interest, so Mustapha allows him to. After Bernard goes to talk to the Warden and convinces him to let them leave. All while Bernard is gone, John breaks into the rest house and goes through Lenina's things. He is in love with her perfume and the zippers on her clothing, he then sees Lenina. Johns goes over and whispers about her beauty, he quotes a line from Romeo and Juliet. He then hear Bernard's helicopter and gets out as fast as he can. In chapter ten they are back in London, and the Director and all the workers are talking about how Bernard is a jerk and failed to do his social responsibilities. The Director asks if there is any reason why he shouldn't be sent to Iceland, Bernard then say yes there is. After, Linda walked in shouting, "Tomakin! Tomikin! You made me have a baby." Everyone then gasped and there was an uproar in the room. After Linda John walked in saying, "My father!" The director glared at them and walked out of the room with his hands over his ears.
INTERPRETATION: In our world what John did would be considered creeper status, but if Lenina woke up and seen him she probably wouldn't have cared.
VOCABULARY
imperceptibly: very slight, gradual, or subtle
ALLUSIONS
"her eyes, her hair, her cheek..." allusion to Shakespeare
Hailey - these are outstanding log entries.
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