Essential Questions

Community: Are there certain obligations for humanity to treat members of a community and the natural enviornment in a certain way? Are there constraints? If so, are the obligations and constraints based only on a concern for the indirect effects on humanity?

Justice: What are the justifications for, and implications of, claiming that there are universal standards for morality? When moral codes of individuals conflict, can criteria be developed for an international morality that transcends them?

Forgiveness: To what extent does the state of a person's knowledge play in deciding whether an act is right or wrong? Under what conditions would it be legitimate for a person to plead ignorance?

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Brave New World Chapter 6

Please answer the following questions. Answers must be posted to the blog on Friday, November 13th for full credit.

Part I
1. Why does Lenina think Bernard Marx "odd" - please use specific references from this chapter in your answer.

2. Please provide more lines from Lenina that she learned from hypnopedia (there are some great ones in this chapter!). Do any of them remind you of sayings that we may use - please don't use commercial jingles. i.e. "1-800-54-Giant!"

3. What is Fanny's explanation for Bernard's behavior?

Part II
4. What did the Director tell Bernard about his own trip to the Reservation? Why did it initially make Bernard feel uncomfortable?

5. What does the Director threaten Bernard with if he doesn't change his behavior? Why does it elate Bernard?

Part III
6. How does the Warden describe the Reservation?
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