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bnw notes, 7-8 shmoop Flashcards

1
Q

why doesn’t lenina like their guide

A

he smells

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2
Q

______ is next to fordliness

A

cleanliness

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3
Q

lenina is horrified by the old man because

A

he is old

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4
Q

in the controlled world, people stay young until ____ and then they ____

A

60

die

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5
Q

lenina realizes that she left behind her

A

soma

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6
Q

what are some of the savage doings

A

breast feeding

combing for lice

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7
Q

lenina is reminded of ______ by the pounding drums

A

orgy- porgy

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8
Q

a boy of _____ is brought out next to the snakes

A

18

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9
Q

what does the boy do

A

circle around the snakes while being beaten by a whip from a man wearing a coyote mask

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10
Q

the pueblos are praising

A

Jesus
and
Pookong

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11
Q

pookong is an

A

eagle

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12
Q

the boy makes how many circles

A

7

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13
Q

who greets bernard and lenina

A

john

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14
Q

what does john say about where the boy was whipped

A

“Do you see than damned spot”

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15
Q

why is john upset

A

he wanted to be the sacrifice

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16
Q

why is he not the sacrifice

A

because they never give him the chance to do stuff because he has white skin and is not dark skinned

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17
Q

does john like lenina

A

yes

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18
Q

who is john’s mother

A

Linda

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19
Q

who is john’s father

A

tomakin
tomas
the director

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20
Q

what happened to linda

A

she fell into the reservation and hit her head

21
Q

describe linda

A

old and very stout
wears tattered clothes
plump and fat

22
Q

linda does what to lenina

A

gets very close to lenina and touches her clothes

23
Q

linda came into the reservation still operating under the

A

controlled world’s rules

24
Q

linda became the village’s

A

prostitute

25
Q

how did the people’s wives feel about linda

A

hated her

26
Q

did john like his mom sleeping with many men

A

no

27
Q

can linda make blankets

A

no

28
Q

who is the man that brings alcohol

A

pope

29
Q

what does pope bring

A

mescal,

30
Q

what does pope do at john’s house

A

has sex with linda

31
Q

what do the women in town do to linda

A

whip linda

32
Q

why does linda hit john

A

she resents being his mother.

33
Q

what does john mainly remember

A

about linda telling him about the other world

34
Q

what does john hear from the locals

A

legends and their mythology of Jesus and Heaven

35
Q

how does linda teach john to read

A

by writing on the wall at first

36
Q

what book does linda give john

A

the chemical and bacteriological condition of the embryo.

37
Q

why do the boys make fun of john

A

he always wears ragged clothing because linda does not know how to mend

38
Q

what does john think about when the boys call him rags

A

that he can read and they can’t

39
Q

what book does john get from pope

A

the complete works of William Shakespeare

40
Q

John avidly reads shakespeare’s book so much that he is able to

A

recite whole quotes

41
Q

what does john do to pope

A

while he is sleeping, he stabs him twice in the shoulder

42
Q

what does pope do to john after being attacked

A

nothing, laughs and calls him brave

43
Q

who teaches john how to make clay

A

Mitsima

44
Q

what age does the coming of age ritual happen

A

16

45
Q

does john get to participate in the coming of age ritual

A

no

46
Q

what are three things that john discovers

A

time, death, and God

47
Q

how did john deal with his unhappiness once

A

act like he was being crucified

48
Q

what does john say when he learns that he could be going to the controlled world

A

O Brave new world

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