Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Brave New World Ch. 4 Notes

  • The lift was crowded with men from the Alpha Changing Rooms, and Lenina's entry was greeted by many friendly nods and smiles.
  • The chubby red face of Benito Hoover was beaming down at him–beaming with manifest cordiality.
  • "you do look glum! What you need is a gramme of soma."
  • “I try to teach my students–how to write piercingly. But what on earth's the good of being pierced by an article about a Community Sing,”

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Brave New World Ch.1 Notes

  • The world state motto is community, identity, and stability.
  • “The operation undergone voluntarily for the good of Society, not to mention the fact that it carries a bonus amounting to six months' salary"
  • “You should see the way a negro ovary responds to pituitary! It's quite astonishing, when you're used to working with European material.”
  • “some very interesting conditioning for Alpha Plus Intellectuals.”