Chapter 1 / Answers1. Community, Identity, Stability (1)2. AF 632 (Huxley 2); Central London Hatchery and Conditioning

Centre (1)3. The Bokanovsky Process consists in forcing one egg to divide into 8-

96 buds, which makes up to 96 identical twins (4-5). Bokanovsky’s Process is one of the ‘’major instruments of social stability’’ (5).

4. Tropical heat and red light (‘’Embryos are like photograph film’’ (8))5. Freemartins are ‘’structurally quite normal’’ (10) females but sterile

as they get ‘’a dose of male sex-hormones’’ (10). They therefore have the tendency to grow beards.

6. ‘’ All conditioning aims at that: making people like their unescapable social destiny.’’ (12)

Chapter 2 / Answers1. They are given ‘’ a mild electric shock’’ and loud noises

(‘’Alarm bells maddeningly sounded.’’ (16))2. They are conditioned to dislike nature, so they would

not want to leave their comfort area.3. The Little Reuben experiment –a news program was

playing while he was asleep, and he woke up repeating the words of the program. The first experiments were on the wrong track because they thought hypnopaedia would teach, but in actuality, it makes people repeat without being aware of what they say. The new world teaches moral education. (21)

4. God; Lord; Lordship

Chapter 3 / Answers1. Sexual play; erotic games (26)2. History is absurd or nonsense; anything that was in

the past is useless – the future is all that matters.3. The ‘’smutty’’ (vulgar) words are: mother, father,

family, baby, love, monogamy4. She needs to be more promiscuous. (34, 36)5. Beta6. Bernard thinks Henry treats women as ‘’meat’’ (45)

and gets jealous about Henry being with Lenina.7. Soma is a ‘’safe’’ hallucinogenic drug used for control.

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Subgenres of Literature –Satire / Possible Answers

Hypnopaedia (sleep teaching)Motivational tapes; lose weight, improve confidence, etc.; Huxley writes that the Controllers use hypnopaedia to involuntarily teach and condition whereas the motivational tapes we have today are voluntary and may or may not be of widespread acceptance for conditioning or teaching.

Malthusian belt (contraceptive belt)Over-the-counter contraceptives; available to anyone; we carry them in purses or wallets – they are hidden and a private matter. In the BNW, monogamy is socially unacceptable. Huxley explores the repercussions of a promiscuous society – one in which everyone is not only encouraged, but expected to be sexually active.

Soma (drug with no side effects or social stigma)The closest things we have to soma are alcohol and caffeine; alcohol has side effects, but it is socially accepted; caffeine is socially accepted too, and may have side effects for some – no huge stimulant; Huxley explores the idea of a ‘’safe’’ alternative to alcohol and drugs. In attempting to make a legal and free drug, they have been able to maintain control and promote ignorance.

Social conditioning (teaching people to appreciate and fully accept their position in life)Family, school, society; we are all conditioned by our environment in some way, but we have free will, and can make our own decisions about what we want in life; in the BNW, everyone is happy with his/her place because one has no choice – one does not know anything else; Huxley questions this idea – what if we all had our place and accepted it willingly without question?

Vocabulary

1. Abject / abjectus / ly / adv, with no hope of improvement or relief2. Genial / genialis / ity / n, friendliness, cordiality3. Apoplexy / apoplexia/ ic/ adj, overcome with anger4. Asunder / on sundrum / none / adv, into separate parts or pieces

5. Aperture / apertura / none / n, a narrow opening6. Maudlin / maudelen / none / adj, extremely sentimental; weepy7. Surreptitious / surrepticius / none / adj, made or done in secret