Aldous Huxley ~ Brave New World Chapter 6 Reading Questions

Directions: Respond to the questions with a minimum of one to two complete sentence(s) apiece.

Chapter 6

Part 1 – Lenina has a really bad date with Bernard and Bernard has a really disappointing date with her.

1. Contrast Bernard’s reaction to the sea, the clouds and the moon to Lenina’s reaction.

2. Explain the quotation: “…what would it be like if I could, if I were free – not enslaved by my conditioning.”

Part 2 – Bernard must request permission from the D. H.C. to go to the New Mexican Reservation and finds out what the man himself went once long ago.

3. What happened to the D. H.C. on the Reservation?

4. Bernard brags about his daring behavior to Helmholtz. What is Helmholtz’s reaction? How does this show that he is a true friend?

Part 3 – The New Mexican Reservation

5. Huxley gives us a detailed description of the Savage Reservation and interlaces it with Bernard worries about leaving the scent tap running. Describe the Reservation in detail and explain why Huxley juxtaposes these two ideas.

6. What news does Bernard get from Helmholtz? Why must he face these consequences how does he take the news?