

What did Bernard regret doing after his first date with Lenina?.What does Bernard want to do on his date with Lenina that she finds odd?.What does Bernard do that makes him feel even more out of place at the Solidarity Service?.What is the Solidarity Service? What is the purpose of the Service?.Why is Lenina able to remember her birth control precautions despite the fact she took too much soma?.What is unusual about the “Bottle of Mine” song?.What is the crematorium and for what is it used? What is the point of this process?.Explain Helmholtz’s feeling toward the State.

How is Bernard different from other Alphas? What is rumored to have caused his differences?.“Ending is better than mending.” “The more stitches, the less riches.” How do these sayings express the economic views of the State?.Why does Fanny chastise Lenina for going out with Henry again?.What are a few of the “smutty” or “vulgar” words in their language?.What does Mond mean when he says “History is bunk”?.What unusual behavior is encouraged in the childrens’ play?.What word or words are “Our Ford” and “his fordship” replacing in this society?.Why were they conditioned to hate flowers?.

