Chapters 11 & 12By : Kathleen Bailey and Amy Miller

Chapter 11 VocabularyCarping—FaultfindingMalthusian Belt—A device worn to

discourage sex in the unsterilized women to avoid pregnancy

Malthusian Drill—Another device meant for the unsterilized women to avoid pregnancy

Hypnopaedia—Sleep-teaching to inculcate prejudices into the subconscious of the sleeper

Chapter 11 CharactersDirector of Hatcheries and Conditioning—

Directory of the hatchery; gives the students a tour of the facility

Linda—Conditioned woman raised in civilization but left by accident in the Reservation by the Director years before; has son, John, who grows up as a half-breed

John—Son of Linda and the DirectorBernard—Alpha plus successful psychologist

who has an inferiority complex due to his small height

Characters (continued)Helmholtz—Emotional engineer, friend of

Bernard, also an outcast but due to his great physical beauty and muscular strength and mental excess

Mustapha Mond—Resident controller of Western Europe

Lenina—Woman who tries to persuade Bernard to take her to the reservation

Chapter 11The Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning

resigned.The rest of society finds Linda obscene

because she had a child and was “bottle born”.

Linda goes on Soma holiday to escape civilization“Soma may make you lose a few years in time”

Bernard’s New LifeFor the first time in his life, John is important.Bernard uses John to improve his social life.Bernard’s new acquaintances include:

Chief BottlerDirector of Predestination3 Deputy Assistant Fertilizer Generals

Believes that Helmholtz, his only “true friend”, is jealous.

Success goes to his head

Tour of CivilizationBernard takes John on a tour of civilizationBernard writes reports for Mustapha MondThey visit the Electrical Equipment

CorporationThey discuss how things are assembled and

who assembles whatBernard then reports to Mustapha Mond

againBernard notes that John has “an attraction” to

Linda (they don’t understand the mother to son relationship)

Tour of CivilizationThey visit the Upper School—exclusive to

uppercaste boys and girls (1 egg, 1 adult)John witnesses the end of a Malthusian DrillJohn sees a lesson on savage reservationsThey catch a glimpse of the hypnopaedic

control roomAlso learn about how the students are put

through death conditioning

A Night OutLenina takes John out for a nightLenina shared in Bernard’s fame after

bringing back the SavageLenina feels that John doesn’t like herShe confides in Fanny (the two seem to be

close friends)Lenina takes John to the feelies

John finds this horrible whereas Lenina loved itLenina gets dropped off at her appartment

and John leaves her

Chapter 12 VocabularyMagnanimity—GenerosityMollified—Calmed, allayed

Bernard Throws a PartyJohn refuses to come out of his roomBernard informs the party that the Savage won’t

be joining themLenina had planned on telling John that she liked

himShe believes that John doesn’t show up because he

doesn’t like herBad comments are made regarding BernardOnce the Arch-Community Songster of

Canterbury decides to leave, everyone leavesBernard takes some soma to escape his problems

Scene ShiftsJohn spends his time reading Romeo and

JulietLenina is with the Arch-Community SongsterBernard wakes up and rejoins the world and

his problemsBernard blames the Savage for his decline in

popularityBernard remembers Helmholtz and asks for

his friendship

Helmholtz is in trouble with authorityHe was giving a lecture in his Advanced

Emotional Engineering on the Use of Rhymes in Moral Propaganda and Advertisement.

He gave them one of his own rhymes about being alone.

“Yesterday’s committee,Sticks, but a broken drum,Midnight in the City,Flutes in a vacuum,…”

Bernard Introduces John to HelmholtzThey like each other instantlyJohn reads part of The Complete Works of

William Shakespeare to Helmholtz (Rhymes)He reads Romeo and JulietHelmholtz is repulsed by the idea of mother

and father (grotesque obscenity)The idea of Tybalt dead and not cremated

was outrageousHelmholtz states that Shakespeare was a

great propaganda technician.

QuestionsWhat causes the director to resign?The news that he has a son and is a father!Why would Bernard be jealous of the

relationship between Helmholtz and John?Bernard does not have the same relationship

with either of them.Why does Helmholtz get in trouble and why

would there be a problem with his poem?Reciting his poem to a class and the poem

talks about being alone.