Block+G+BNW+ch+10-12

1. What are the reasons why Director "dismiss" Bernard? (Soojin) 2. Who does Bernard come in with when the Director gives him chance for an excuse not to leave the World State? (Soojin) 3.Why does Helmholtz uncontrollably laugh when he listens to John’s reading Romeo and Juliet? (Hijo) 4.What happens to the Director after he was humiliated by the people? (Hijo) 5.How do people react when John didn’t show up? (Hijo) 6. How do both Bernard and Lenina respond to stress or disappointment in their daily lives? (Angie)
 * __Factual__**

1. Why does John grab all the attention from people in the World State while Linda was disregarded? (Soojin) 2. Why does Linda choose to take excessive amount of soma? (Soojin)3. How does Bernard feel when peopler regard him as a hero? (Soojin) 3.Does John have feelings for Lenina just as she has for him? (Hijo) 4.Throughout the section, we see characters’ increasing the amount of soma that they take. What is the reason for their action? (Hijo) 5.Do you think that Bernard has changed his thought about the sex life that typical characters have in this story? Why does he suddenly boast about his sex life, which he hated in the previous chapters? (Hijo) 6. Do you think that Bernard wants to be a rebel or just a typical being that can fit into the Society? (Hijo) 7. Why does John disapprove of Lenina watching the movie at the Feelies? (Angie) 8. Why does John vomit after being shown the people working in the factory of lighting-sets for helicopters? (Angie)
 * __Interpretive__**

1. How does the responsibility of the leader evidently shown in this section? How does it compare to leaders in other novels such as Dracula and Macbeth? (Soojin) 2. Think about Bernard's change, how he thinks about his society after he is considered as a hero. How does this connect to people's thoughts in this world? (Soojin) 3. If you were John, would you like to stay in the World State? Would you want numerous people's interest in you? (Soojin) 4. Do you think you could achieve eternal happiness through taking soma constantly? Do you think it will be beneficial for you? (Soojin) 3.What is the role of soma? Is it one of the important factors that make the Society stable? (Hijo) 4. Is soma something that we should also have? (Hijo) 5. Can people in the Society ever be deconditioned? (Consider Helmholtz) (Hijo) 6. What is the similarity between the Society our society (consider soma, sex life and propaganda)? (Hijo) 7. Are the inhabitants of the World State so very different from us? Does their conditioning alter the fundamental aspects of being human? (Angie) 8. Is it right to allow Linda to die happy in a soma-coma? If you were her son, what future would you choose for her in the World State? (Angie) 9. If children in our world could be conditioned not to fear death, would it be a good idea? What impact would that have on our society and what effect does it have on the World State? (Angie)
 * __Evaluative__**

PRESENTATION: