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CHAPTER 3 Bernard
Marx
a sleep-learning specialist at the Hatchery and
Conditioning Centre. He is unusually short for an Alpha; an accident
with alcohol in Bernard's blood-surrogate before his decanting has left
him slightly stunted. Bernard's independence of mind stems more from his
inferiority-complex and depressive nature than any depth of
philosophical conviction. Lenina
Crowe
a young, beautiful Alpha. Lenina is basically
happy and well-conditioned. Lenina has a date with Bernard, to whom she
feels attracted. Henry
Foster
a young Alpha male. Henry is a scientist, a
statistician, and assistant to the Director at the Hatchery and
Conditioning Centre. He is one of Lenina' s ex-lovers. Mustapha
Mond One of the ten Controller of Western Europe; one
of the ten world controllers; also lectures the students on the past and
present state of earth. Short
report The third chapter is set outside, on the lawn, where hundreds of small
children play games and are engaged in erotic activities. The Director
asserts that it’s fool to play games that don’t increase consumption
of goods and use of technology. The Controller won’t approve of any
new games unless it can be shown that it requires at least as much
materials as the most complicated of the existing games. It’s made
known that the government decides what activities everyone must do. Only
complicated games which require a lot of materials can be made. Soon
Mustapha Mond, one of the ten world controllers, makes his appearance.
The Controller tells the students that history is stupid and
“dangerous” and explains the reasons behind the banning of books
like the Bible. Mustapha also speaks about the outdated concept of
family, now a forbidden word. He tries to give the meaning of
“mother” but the students don’t understand it. At the same time in
a different scene, Lenina and Fanny talk about taking their Pregnancy
Substitute. Fortunately science has found a way to deal with their human
urges. Now people with the “Feelies” can satisfy their sexual urges
without paying the consequence of having a baby. Again Mustapha explains
problems of his society with instability caused by Christianity,
also condemns liberty, and says that the control of men’s production
is one of the most important tool of Social Stability. In the end of his
speech Mustapha explains the birth of this “brave new world”, how
Henry Ford’s Model T was chosen to represent and signal the start of
this new era and finally how life is easier with the use of soma.
Themese
presented
The major theme of this chapter is the caste division presented as the
very basis of Social Stability of BNW and consequently the Social
Stability as the very basis of the Brave New World. The negation of the
ancient social system based on family, democracy, and liberty in favour
of caste division and an oligarchy government. Some relevant quotationsIn this chapter the use of large descriptive style is predominant, combined with the use of many dialogues and exchanges. Eventually the use of ironic dialogues referred to the uses of the ancient world, allows us to understand better this world, in which there is the negation of our world’s social basis What the chapter represents in the whole storyWith this chapter the explanation of
the Brave New World’ s social system is concluded. We get to know that
Lenina would go to the Savage Reservation with Bernard Marx. Personal commentsI’m in contrast with the idea of
Mustapha Mond which says that history is useless and stupid. I believe
that history is important to understand our today’s world. In a
certain sense is how to renounce to our fathers and mothers. BY VALERIO & ESTHER |