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Summary of the Novel
Brave New World begins in the year A.F. (After Ford) 632, which is approximately the twenty-sixth century, in the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre. The Director is taking a group of students through the Hatchery. As the Director is explaining the process of creating humans, the Resident Controller appears to finish the lesson.
Bernard Marx works in the Hatchery. He very much wants to have sex with Lenina Crowne, another worker in the Hatchery. Birth control has virtually been perfected, allowing everyone to be sexually free and totally available for anyone.
Lenina decides to accept Bernard's invitation to spend a week at the Savage Reservation in New Mexico. Her friend Fanny is not in favor of the idea because Bernard is so different from the other Alpha group members. Bernard himself feels alienated because his physical appearance is different from that of the other Alphas, and he often talks with Helmholtz Watson, another slightly alienated Alpha.
Bernard receives permission from the Director to visit the Reservation with Lenina. The Director remembers once visiting the place with his companion, from whom he became separated. Consequently, he returned from the Reservation alone.
At the Reservation, Bernard and Lenina are shocked by the primitive conditions. Bernard tries to remain scientific, while Lenina desires escape through soma, a drug that produces a dream-intoxicated state with no after- or side-effects. While watching Indian/Savage rituals, a semi-Indian creature approaches them, speaking in strange, ancient words. This is John the Savage.
John's mother, Linda, is from the Other Place, or the New World of Lenina and Bernard. She has grown old, fat, and quite ugly. She has used alcohol to replace the soma she once had. Bernard realizes that this must be the lost companion of the Director, then pregnant with his child, John. Bernard resolves to return John and Linda, which will both disgrace the Director and bring fame to Bernard.
Bernard's plan works. The Director is humiliated and resigns. In this New World, children are generated in bottles and conditioned scientifically. Words like "mother," "father," and "family" are considered pornographic. Bernard exposes the New World to the Savage and becomes an instant celebrity with John, the freak everyone must meet. John finally refuses to meet any more people, and Bernard's pseudo-celebrity dissipates quickly. Helmholtz and Lenina attempt to understand this Savage John and his unorthodox ideals. John does move them somewhat, but all their years of conditioning cannot truly be overcome. Finally, everyone becomes embarrassed by John's grief when his mother dies, after falling into a soma-induced coma and failing to recognize him.
In order to preserve the stability of the community, Mustapha Mond must remove the irritants. Bernard is exiled to Iceland, and Helmholtz to the Falkland Islands. The Savage also wants to be exiled, but Mond refuses, choosing instead to continue social experiments with him. John takes over a lighthouse on the southern coast of England near Portsmouth. He desires solitude, preferring to be alone with his thoughts and memories. He resorts to various methods of self-flagellation to cleanse his soul. His hideaway is discovered and he again becomes the object of public curiosity, his privacy destroyed.
John takes what he sees as his only escape. He commits suicide.
British life in 1932 was very different from American life. Almost an entire generation of men had been lost in World War I. Oxford University enrollment was only 491 in 1917, down from 3,181 in 1914. Among many of the upper-class poets and writers of the time—sometimes called the Auden Generation, after the poet W. H. Auden—there was a sense of disillusionment and futility. Britain's foreign investments had been depleted by war debts and loans. Higher living standards, prices, wages, and taxes became the order of the day in post-war Britain. By 1922 overpopulation had caused passage of the Empire Settlement Act to encourage and finance settlement in the dominions.
The 1920s were also years of mass unemployment, and the Communist Soviet Union was making inroads into the labor movement. After many wars, those on the homefront who had sacrificed for the war effort felt they deserved their just rewards.
In 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model-T, in "any color you choose so long as it's black." In 1914, he opened his Highland Park, Michigan factory, equipped with the first electric conveyor belt assembly line. A Model-T could now be assembled in 93 minutes. Consequently, Ford had 45 percent of the new automobile market. He paid his workers the highest wages in the industry—a whopping five dollars a day. In return, he demanded that his workers live by his standards: wives were not to work or take in boarders, employees were not to drink in local bars, and families were to attend church each Sunday. He sent men out into the workers' neighborhoods to make sure his rules were being followed. Ford was considered a bigot and was also paranoid; he feared for his family's lives. By creating Greenfield Village near Detroit, he tried to recapture and reproduce what he viewed as a simple, happy past—the good old days.
Thus, science not only gave man a better knowledge of his world, and the technology to make living "easier," but it also gave him new means of destroying himself. The same gasoline engine used to propel automobiles and trains was reinvented for use in airplanes that could drop bombs—as early as World War I. Science and technology together began recreating industry, which for more people than Henry Ford meant bigger profits and anxieties.
Additionally, the advent of electrical lighting in both home and factory created shift work, which of course, interferes with established biological rhythms. Electricity also created a brighter night-life with more possibilities, and it gave the middle and upper classes new appliances to make living easier and more comfortable.
The assembly lines, with their shift work, forced workers to meet the demands of both man and machine. Workers could spend an entire shift in one place along the assembly line, repeating the same action again and again. Thus, a worker answered to two bosses—one human, one mechanical. Only one understood pain and fatigue, however, and only one could stop the other. Consequently, most workers were more likely to be driven by machines than to actually drive them.
This was the newly mechanized, scientific, controlled world which became the model for Huxley's Brave New World, which one critic regarded as "an exercise in pessimistic prognostication, a terrifying Utopia."
In 1958, Huxley wrote Brave New World Revisited, in which he discussed what he perceived as the threats to humanity that had developed since the publication of his novel in 1932. These threats were overpopulation, propaganda, scientific advancement, and his belief that man must not give up his freedom for the unthinking ease of a life organized by the power of a few over the masses. This was something that had happened in Germany, Soviet Russia, and Communist China since 1932.
Huxley saw scientific progress as a vain deceit which would produce a world with no joy—one in which endeavors are frustrated and sexual satisfaction becomes ashes. Brave New World is the utopian nightmare of scientific deceit, unlike the futuristic novels of H. G. Wells whose optimism held that man falls to rise again.
List of Characters
The Director—In charge of the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre. He has a secret to reveal.
Henry Foster—A Supervisor in the London Hatchery. He loves facts, figures, and statistics.
Mustapha Mond—The Resident Controller for Western Europe. He is one of ten Controllers in the World. He possesses some of the now forbidden books, like the Bible and the works of Shakespeare.
Lenina Crowne—A Beta Nurse in the Hatchery. She is well-conditioned to this New World—until she meets the Savage.
Bernard Marx—An Alpha-Plus expert in hypnopaedia who does not meet the physical standards of his group. He thus yearns for acceptance, which he hopes the Savage will grant him.
Fanny Crowne—A friend of Lenina, but not related. She works in the Bottling Room of the Hatchery and is well-conditioned.
Benito Hoover—An Alpha Worker at the Hatchery. He is an acceptor of conditioning and life as it exists and spends time with Lenina, which irritates Bernard.
George Edzel—Another Alpha Worker who is friendly with Lenina.
Helmholtz Watson—An Alpha-Plus lecturer and writer for the College of Emotional Engineering. His overly superior intelligence has alienated him from society in the same respect as Bernard's physical inferiority.
The Warden—An Alpha-Minus. He is in charge of the Savage Reservation.
The Indian Guide—He takes Lenina and Bernard into the Reservation.
John the Savage—Considered an outsider in his world of the Reservation. His mother Linda was from the Old World, thus rendering them both unacceptable.
Linda—John's mother. Left at the Reservation by the Director. She has aged as a normal human being and shocks the New World when she returns. She was a Beta Worker in the Hatchery.
Popé—He appears only in Linda and John's memories. He had been Linda's Indian lover and abuser. He supplied her with the alcohol she craved.
Mitsima—An Indian who tries to teach Indian skills to John.
Dr. Shaw—He supervises Linda's care when she returns from the Reservation, authorizing unlimited soma until her death.
Human Element Manager—He shows John the Electrical Equipment Corporation.
Dr. Gaffney—The Provost of the Upper School at Eton. He shows the Savage the school system.
Miss Keate—Head Mistress at Eton. She supervises the girls' training.
Arch-Community-Songster of Canterbury—Leads the Ford's Day Celebration. A special guest of Bernard's at the reception for the Savage.
Nurse—Attending nurse in Ward 81. She does not understand John's concern about Linda.
Deputy Sub-Bursar—He is called to distribute soma to the workers. He also calls Bernard about the Savage.
Reporter—A representative of The Hourly Radio who violates the Savage's seclusion. The Savage literally gives him the boot.
Darwin Bonaparte—Photographer for the feelies. Uses footage of the Savage at the lighthouse to create The Savage of Surrey feely.
The following are members of Bernard's Solidarity Service group. They meet every Thursday to reinforce moral and cultural training:
Morgana Rothschild
Joanna Diesel
Tom Kawaguchi
Clara Deterding
Jim Brokanovsky
Fifi Bradlaugh
Sarojini Engels
Herbert Bakunin
The President
Estimated Reading Time and Reading Guide
The average reader should be able to complete Brave New World in approximately four to five hours. Once one becomes accustomed to a scientific vernacular and British spellings of some words, reading should progress smoothly.
The chapters of the novel can be grouped to aid the reader in understanding the progression of the plot. Chapters I through III introduce the themes of scientific advancement and technology through the Director's lecture to his students and the appearance of the Resident Controller Mustapha Mond. The rigidly controlled organization of the society is evident. Chapter III may cause some difficulty; the back-and-forth aspect of the scenes here is a complex, yet effective, literary device.
Chapters IV through VI advance the plot and begin to hint at some of the underlying tensions that exist in what the Director has portrayed as a perfect utopian world.
Chapters VII through X introduce John the Savage as the antagonist who will hold a mirror to this seeming utopian society and reveal its flaws. John's mother, Linda, has given him his preconceived ideas about her world.
Chapters XI through XV follow John's progression through and gradual rejection of the society his mother has told him is perfect. The imperfections of individuals in this world are also revealed.
Chapters XVI through XVIII carry the plot into the denouement of the last chapter with the philosophic debate between Mond and the Savage about the personal sacrifices that must be made to maintain a utopian society. The fates of the main characters are also decided.
Summary (Magill's Survey of World Literature, Revised Edition)
Brave New World continues the presentation of human psychological and other imbalances of Point Counter Point, but in a more creative and unified way. It is set in a future society in which control over individuals is nearly absolute and in which there is virtually no possibility of maintaining a sane, balanced, and fully human existence. Through the future setting of a scientifically created and controlled technological society, operating in artificial harmony by virtue of nearly deadened human emotional and intellectual attributes, Huxley focuses on the danger of what twentieth century society could become if the values of order, profit, and power continue to prevail over spontaneous creativity, mutual respect and pleasure, and cooperative idealism.
The citizens in this "brave new world" are controlled and conditioned from birth, in fact before birth, by means of genetic engineering, or mechanical childbirth processes. Humans are then subjected to a variety of operant conditioning techniques, including hypnopaedia, or sleep-teaching, which fit them for their carefully planned roles in the society. This role preparation is involved even in the genetic engineering, too, as the embryonic rocket engineers' birth tubes are kept in constant motion to prepare the engineers to work in weightless environments in which right-side-up and upside-down positions alternate constantly. In the words of the director of the genetics institute,...
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Summary (Masterplots, Fourth Edition)
One day in the year 632 After Ford (a.f.), as time is reckoned in the brave new world, the director of the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre takes a group of new students on a tour of the plant where human beings are turned out by mass production. The entire process, from the fertilization of the egg to the birth of the baby, is carried out by trained workers and machines. Each fertilized egg is placed in solution in a large bottle for scientific development into whatever class in society the human is intended. The students are told that scientists of the period developed the Bokanovsky Process, by means of which a fertilized egg is arrested in its growth. The egg responds by budding, and instead of one human being resulting, there will be from eight to ninety-six identical humans.
These Bokanovsky Groups are employed whenever large numbers of people are needed to perform identical tasks. Individuality is a thing of the past. The new society makes every effort to fulfill its motto—Community, Identity, Stability. After birth, the babies are further conditioned during their childhood for their predestined class in society. Alpha Plus Intellectuals and Epsilon Minus Morons are the two extremes of the scientific utopia.
Mustapha Mond, one of the World Controllers, joins the inspection party and lectures to the new students on the horrors and disgusting features of old-fashioned family life. To the...
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Brave New World opens in the year 2495 at the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre, a research facility and factory that mass-produces and then socially-conditions test-tube babies. Such a factory is a fitting place to begin the story of mass-produced characters in a techno-futurist dystopia, a world society gone mad for pleasure, order, and conformity. The date is A.F. 632, A.F.—After Ford—being a notation based on the birth year (1863) of Henry Ford, the famous automobile manufacturer and assembly line innovator who is worshipped as a god in Huxley's fictional society.
Five genetic castes or classes inhabit this futurist dystopia. In descending order they are named for the first five letters of the Greek alphabet: Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons. While upper castes are bred for intellectual and managerial occupations, the lower castes, bred with less intelligence, perform manual labor. All individuals are conditioned by electric shock and hypnopaedia (sleep conditioning) to reject or desire what the State dictates. For example, infants are taught to hate flowers and books, but encouraged to seek out sex, entertainment, and new products. Most importantly, they are conditioned to be happiest with their own caste and to be glad they are not a member of any other group. For instance, while eighty Beta children sleep on their cots in the Conditioning Centre, the following hypnopaedic message issues from speakers placed...
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Summary and Analysis
Chapter 1 Summary and Analysis
New Characters
The Director: head of the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre
Henry Foster: a worker at the Centre
Lenina Crowne: a nurse at the Hatchery
The Director is escorting a group of new students through the Hatchery. He always wanted to give the initial educational tour himself. The students begin at the incubators, where human spermatozoa and ova are contained for the fertilization process. Each pair of sperm and egg will become either an Alpha- or a Beta-typed individual. Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon types undergo the Bokanovsky Process. This causes the fertilized egg to bud and create up to 96 identical individuals who will be trained to do identical jobs. The eggs are then imbedded in sow peritoneum (a pig's internal lining) and placed in large bottles. The bottles are placed on assembly lines, which move them along at a calculated rate. Thus, they reach the Decanting Room nine months, or 267 days, after fertilization, at a rate of eight meters a day.
Henry Foster supplies the statistical information to the students regarding the daily attention and conditioning each embryo receives with respect to how it will fulfill its predetermined social role. He convinces the Director to show the students to the Decanting Room, even though the afternoon is nearly over and time is running short.
Discussion and Analysis
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Chapter 2 Summary and Analysis
The Director continues leading the group of students through the Central London Hatchery. They have now moved from the Decanting Room into the Infant Conditioning Rooms. Uniformed nurses are setting out bowls of beautiful roses and stacks of books on the floor of one Conditioning Room. A group of khaki-clad, eight-month-old Delta infants is rolled in, stacked in compartments on industrial shelving. The babies are placed on the floor so they can see the roses and books. They happily begin crawling to the two fascinating objects, touching and playing with them. At a signal from the Director, the Head Nurse switches on loudspeakers that emit horrible shrieking sounds and alarm bells. The babies are terrified. Another lever is moved and the floor under the babies begins to send mild electrical shocks through their bodies. When the noise and shocks stop, the terrified crying of infants fills the room. When the Director has the nurses push the roses and books toward the infants, the crying becomes a howling. He orders the infants to be taken away.
Now that the students have observed a conditioning session, the Director patiently begins to explain the implications of what they have just seen. Deltas are not allowed to waste their time enjoying nonproductive things like nature or books. However, transportation to the country is to be consumed. So the lower classes are conditioned to love country sports, but to hate the beauty of the...
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Chapter 3 Summary and Analysis
New Characters
Mustapha Mond: the Resident Controller for Western Europe who joins the Director's group of students
Fanny Crowne: a co-worker of Lenina
Bernard Marx: an Alpha-Plus at the Conditioning Centre; he is attracted to Lenina. He is different from other Alphas and regarded as strange.
Note: This chapter employs the device of quick scene cuts between the student group listening to Mond and the Changing Room of the Hatchery.
After taking the students through the Hatchery and early conditioning areas, the Director takes them outside to the supervised play areas. The children are all naked and playing in the sunshine. They are being encouraged in sports and erotic play. Continuing his lecture, the Director tells his students of the time when erotic play among children and adolescents was suppressed. Just as he is about to relate the problems this caused, Controller Mustapha Mond appears.
The scene then shifts to inside the Hatchery. It is four o'clock and time for the main day-shift to leave. Lenina Crowne is off-duty and ready to leave her station.
The story returns to the students, where Mustapha Mond has decided to talk to them himself. This is a great honor. He begins by discrediting all of history. He uses the words "mother" and "father," asking the students to try to imagine what it must have been like then. They...
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Chapter 4 Summary and Analysis
New Characters
Benito Hoover: an Alpha man who is friendly with Lenina
George Edzel: another Alpha man who is friendly with Lenina
Helmholtz Watson: an Alpha-Plus man who is almost too intelligent because he feels apart from and at odds with society; a friend and confidant of Bernard
Part 1
The upper-class Alphas and Betas are coming from the locker rooms and heading for the elevators to the roof, where helicopters shuttle workers to home, games, or other entertainment. Lenina finds Bernard in the crowd. She tells him she wants to go to the Savage Reservation in New Mexico with him. Others around the two are surprised and amused that Lenina wants to be with Bernard. He is embarrassed because of all the implications connected with Lenina's acceptance and that she is so public about it.
The elevator operator is of the lowest caste, an Epsilon-Minus Semi-Moron. He has monkey-like features that brighten as he reaches the roof and sees the sun. As soon as he is ordered, he immediately and happily takes the elevator down. He has been bred for this simple repetitive job.
Bernard finds pure beauty in the blue sunlit sky. Lenina sees it only as a good medium for Obstacle Golf. She quickly flits off to join Henry Foster, leaving Bernard alone. Benito Hoover tries to be friendly and congratulates Bernard on his conquest. Bernard turns away,...
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Chapter 5 Summary and Analysis
New Characters
The members of Bernard's Solidarity Service group: Morgana Rothschild, Fifi Bradlaugh, Joanna Diesel, Clara Deterding, Tom Kawaguchi, Sarojini Engels, Jim Brokanovsky, and Herbert Bakunin
The President of the Solidarity Service group
Part 1
Henry and Lenina have finished their rounds of Obstacle Golf and fly to their next entertainment. Below them is the artificial brilliance of the city, especially the Crematorium. Lenina wonders whether higher-caste bodies produce the same amount of by-products as lower-caste ones. Suddenly, she remembers waking up during a childhood hypnopaedic session and being frightened by the whispering before falling back to sleep.
Both Henry and Lenina take soma before going to the new nightclub across the street. Everything in the club is geared to inspire sexual activity and pleasure. When they return to Henry's apartment, they again take soma and prepare to go to bed together after Lenina has completed her conditioned contraceptive drill.
Part 2
Every other Thursday is Solidarity Service day for Bernard. After dinner with Watson, Bernard goes to the Fordson Community Singery. Nine of the required 12 group members are there when Bernard arrives. He immediately regrets taking the first available chair because Morgana Rothschild is seated on his left. He is...
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Chapter 6 Summary and Analysis
New Character
The Warden: an Alpha-Minus who is in charge of the Savage Reservation in New Mexico
Part 1
Lenina begins to wonder if she has made the right decision in accepting Bernard's invitation to go with him to the Savage Reservation. She remembers the first time she met him, when all he wanted to do was be alone with her in the Lake District of England to walk and talk. When she does persuade him to fly to Amsterdam instead, he is surly with her friends and refuses to eat any soma ice cream. "I'd rather be myself," he said, "myself and nasty."
On the return trip over the English Channel, Bernard turns off the propeller to hover over the waves. He snaps off the radio Lenina has turned on. In an effort to control her terror, she begins spouting her conditioned phrases and urges him to take soma to get rid of his horrible mood. Satisfied with his actions, Bernard continues to London. Back in his apartment, Bernard weakens, takes soma, and beds Lenina.
When they meet the next day on the roof of the Hatchery, Lenina is happy and pleased as she joins Bernard in his plane. He is still upset by the way she refers to herself sexually and his own weakness the previous night. He says that people function as adults on the job but become pleasure-seeking infants everywhere else. Lenina doesn't understand any of what he is...
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Chapter 7 Summary and Analysis
New Characters
John: the strange blonde-haired, blue-eyed Indian who speaks to Bernard and Lenina
Linda: John's mother and an outcast of the pueblo; she too is white
The Indians of the pueblo
Bernard and Lenina stand below the mesa looking at the pueblo of Malpais. She feels uneasy in this place with the Indian guide. Drums begin a heartbeat-like rhythm as they walk and then climb to the top of the mesa. The Indians' dark brown bodies are painted and decorated with feathers, silver, bone, and turquoise and their smell becomes stronger. Some carry snakes. Lenina is repulsed by the smell of humanity and the dirt. She sees an old Indian and is unable to comprehend his aged, wrinkled body. Bernard takes on the attitude of a professor and explains that the technology of the New World prevents all diseases and effects of aging, at least until the age of 60; then people just die. Lenina discovers she has forgotten her soma and Bernard has none. She must experience what is to come on her own. Since his morning soma has worn off, Bernard feels he must appear in control. He keeps remarking about life on the Reservation and mothers giving birth to babies.
As the Indian guide leads them on through the pueblo, they see the sick and elderly, rubbish and dirt. They are led down a ladder through a long odor-filled room and into the sunlit terrace where the...
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Chapter 8 Summary and Analysis
New Characters
Popé: Linda's Indian lover
Mitsima: John's Indian mentor
While Linda cries and raves inside the isolated house, Bernard and John walk and talk outside. John says he can remember no other life but here on the Reservation. He remembers a time when he was a boy and he and Linda were lying on the same bed for their siesta. He was awakened by the sound of a man and his mother's laugh. He doesn't understand the man's words, but hears his mother's, "No." The man grabbed his arm, yanked him from the bed, put him in the other room, and closed the door. The young John screamed and cried, but no answer came from the other room.
This memory fades to another. He and Linda are with the other women weaving blankets. He was playing with the other children in a corner of the loom room. Suddenly, the women began yelling at Linda and pushed her from the room. They hate her and she doesn't understand them. Linda's Indian lover Popé was waiting at their house with mescal. They both became drunk and fell asleep, leaving John alone. Another afternoon, the village women came into the house, held Linda on the bed, and began whipping her. John tried, but could not stop them. His mother could not understand why she cannot freely have sex with any man she wants. She takes out her rage and hurt on John when he calls her mother.
Throughout his childhood, John...
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Chapter 9 Summary and Analysis
Lenina immediately retreats into an 18-hour soma holiday when she returns to the guest house, while Bernard lies awake and makes plans. In the morning, he goes to Santa Fe to call Mustapha Mond. Mond agrees that John and Linda should be brought to London and arranges all the necessary paperwork. When Bernard returns to the Reservation, he treats the Warden with his typical officious disdain while orders from Mond are put into action.
John comes to the rest house seeking Bernard during the time he is gone. When there is no answer, he sits and cries, thinking he has been deserted. Then he goes to look in the window and sees Lenina's green suitcase. He picks up a rock and breaks the window. Once inside, he opens the suitcase and lovingly handles her things and breathes in her perfume. He whispers her name, then hears a sound from the other room. As he looks into the bedroom, he sees Lenina lost in her soma dreams, and kneels by her bed. Lines from Romeo and Juliet fill his head. Thoughts of unzipping her pajamas go through his mind and he is ashamed. He hears the sound of Bernard's returning plane and runs from the guest house to meet the man he thinks is his savior.
Discussion and Analysis
This chapter serves to link John's life on the Reservation to his life as it will be in the Other Place, his dream of Eden. His adoration of...
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Chapter 10 Summary and Analysis
It is 2:27 p.m. at the Central Hatchery and all is proceeding as it should in embryo development and conditioning. However, a grave and worried Director enters the Fertilizing Room with Henry Foster. They are discussing someone who wants to meet with the Director. The meeting has been set in the room that has the largest number of high-caste workers to make an example of the person who is coming. Foster comments that one person is no real loss because another can always be made. Society is what is important.
When Bernard enters the Fertilizing Room he is a bit too bold, then backs off. The Director asks that all the workers stop what they are doing and listen. He then launches into a diatribe itemizing examples of Bernard's unorthodox behavior, ending by turning to him and asking if there is any reason why sentence should not now be pronounced. Now is Bernard's chance. He returns to the door and opens it to reveal John and Linda.
As a bloated, aged Linda waddles into the room, a gasp of horror moves through the workers. When she sees the Director "Thomakin," she moves toward him, asking if he remembers her. Finally she hollers his name and engulfs him in her huge arms, hurling the final insult, "You made me have a baby." She then uses the word "mother." The room becomes silent; the Director is pale and shaken. Then John is called. He runs into the room and falls on his knees saying, "My...
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Chapter 11 Summary and Analysis
New Characters
Dr. Shaw: the physician assigned to Linda
Human Element Manager: shows John the Electrical Equipment Corporation
Dr. Gaffney: Provost of Eton who shows John the school
Miss Keate: Head Mistress of Eton who attracts Bernard's attention
Everyone in London knows about the Director's humiliation and wants to meet John. Linda is ignored in a hospital on a 24-hour soma holiday. Dr. Shaw admits to John that this will probably cause her death in a month. Since any rejuvenation is impossible, John accepts this.
Bernard's ego is fed by all those courting his favor to gain access to John. Women invite themselves into his bed and his early moral heresy is pushed aside. What is left is his hypocrisy. The whispers about mistakes in his blood surrogate return, and his reports to Mustapha Mond become more officious. This marks the beginning of Bernard's downfall, but it will happen according to Mond's schedule.
The two field trips that John makes continue Huxley's satire on a utopian world. John becomes physically nauseated at the lighting factory. He cannot understand the laughter of the children at Eton when slides of his own religious rites are shown, and he learns that reading is discouraged because it is done alone. Throughout the Eton visit, Bernard spends his time propositioning Miss Keate. Because he is successful...
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Chapter 12 Summary and Analysis
New Character
Arch-Community-Songster of Canterbury: the most important guest at Bernard's reception for the Savage
It is the night of Bernard's most important reception to show off the Savage, but John will not come out of his room. Bernard shouts at him, even calls him John, but to no avail. He finally has to announce to the guests that the Savage will not appear. Everyone leaves, indignant and feeling they have been tricked. All the old rumors about Bernard become more vocal. The Arch-Community-Songster chastises Bernard for tricking everyone and then leaves with Lenina. Soon the room is empty. In despair, Bernard takes a large dose of soma. The Savage reads Romeo and Juliet alone in his room.
Mustapha Mond has just finished reading "A New Theory of Biology." He decides it must not be published and that the author needs to be transferred to St. Helena for the safety of society. With the Arch-Community-Songster, Lenina decides she needs soma to continue the evening. Bernard sleeps the night away in soma bliss.
The next morning, the Savage is sympathetic to Bernard, but says he liked Bernard better when Bernard was unhappy instead of happy with the sham he is now living. Bernard strikes back by blaming the Savage as the cause of all of the problems of last night, even though he knows the truth...
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Chapter 13 Summary and Analysis
Henry Foster invites Lenina to a feely and she turns him down. She does not look well, and Henry begins suggesting all the standard chemical solutions. She becomes angry and forgets to give an embryo the proper sleeping sickness injection. Later, in the Changing Room, Fanny is incredulous that Lenina has let herself get into such a state over one man with whom she hasn't even gone to bed. Soma doesn't even work anymore. Fanny advises Lenina to seduce the Savage.
Lenina dresses herself carefully and pays a surprise visit to John. He is so overwhelmed he falls to his knees in front of her and says he feels unworthy. He tries to explain the customs from Malpais in which a man proved himself to the woman he wanted. Lenina has no clue as to the meaning of his words. He talks of marriage and monogamy, which she calls horrible. She only senses his sexual need for her and none of his romantic fantasy or morality. She begins to undress and stands naked in front of him. As she moves toward him, he backs away like a terrified animal. The harder she tries with her seduction, the more panic-stricken he becomes. Suddenly, the word "whore" comes from his mouth. First he shakes her, then slaps her and orders her to go. Lenina rushes for the safety of the locked bathroom.
John paces outside the door, vehemently reciting Shakespeare's lines on the vileness of woman. Lenina finally convinces him to push her...
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Chapter 14 Summary and Analysis
John has arrived at the Park Lane Hospital for the Dying. Linda is in Ward 81 with 19 others and all the scent, sight, and sound conveniences. The nurse cannot understand the Savage's concern and anxiety. When he says Linda is his mother, the nurse blushes in embarrassment, but takes him to her. For everyone else there, galloping senility does not allow time for any signs of aging, unlike Linda. The nurse briskly walks away down the row of beds. Linda is propped up in a bed at the end of the ward next to the wall. She dozes in and out of a soma haze to gaze vaguely at the small television on the foot of her bed while music plays softly and aromas drift through the air. She has an infantile look on her old face. Because she has other duties, the nurse leaves the Savage alone with Linda.
Sitting beside the bed, the Savage takes Linda's hand and calls her name. She seems to recognize him but then drifts back to sleep again. He remembers the good times with her from his childhood and tears come to his eyes. The quiet is suddenly shattered by the shrill voices of children. A group of khaki-clad Delta children, identical boys, crowd around all the beds laughing and playing. When they reach Linda's bed, they are rudely curious, commenting on her physical appearance. One squeezes up between the Savage's chair and Linda's bed to stare at Linda's face. This is too much. The Savage lifts him over the chair, boxes...
(The entire section is 1050 words.)
Chapter 15 Summary and Analysis
New Character
The Deputy Sub-Bursar: he is called to distribute soma to the workers; he also calls Bernard about the Savage.
The Savage steps out of the lift (elevator) into a group of Bokanovsky Group menial workers who are finishing their shift. They are receiving their daily soma rations. He pushes through them, not realizing where he is. The mirror-image workers begin to squeak at him and elbow him for disturbing them. He is reminded of maggots as he looks at them. He keeps repeating his mantra-like quote from The Tempest, but there is no comfort. The soma box is carried in and the Savage is forgotten as the twins obediently fall into line. The Savage keeps repeating his phrase, but it still doesn't work. The Deputy Sub-Bursar threatens to stop the soma distribution and the Delta twins quiet down.
Unable to contain himself any longer, the Savage rushes to the table calling, "Stop!" He begs the twins to stop poisoning themselves. The Sub-Bursar politely tries to move him away and quiet him. The Savage starts telling the twins to throw the soma away. This simple command penetrates their minds and they become restless and confused. A real problem is developing and the Sub-Bursar goes to the telephone to look up Bernard's number.
Bernard cannot find the Savage at home. He...
(The entire section is 780 words.)
Chapter 16 Summary and Analysis
Bernard, Helmholtz, and the Savage are ushered into Mustapha Mond's office. Bernard takes the most uncomfortable chair as far back in the room as possible. Helmholtz seats himself in the most comfortable chair, and the Savage paces the room. He pages through a Bible-like book for the New World, My Life and Work by Our Ford, but finds it uninteresting.
As he enters, Mond's first sentence is to the Savage, stating truthfully the Savage's dislike for this society. Quoting Shakespeare, Mond says that he is one of the few who has read the plays. He reminds Bernard that since he makes the rules, he can also break them. When Helmholtz admits he would like to write something like Othello, Mond tells him he never will because there is no understanding of the emotions involved. High art is old and beautiful and must be sacrificed for stability. People of assigned intelligences cannot be discontented with assigned tasks.
Mond then relates the details of the Cyprus experiment to prove his point. A group of Alphas was placed on an island with everything necessary to create a civilization. In six years, violent civil war had broken out and those who were left petitioned the World Controllers to take charge. He compares society to an iceberg with eight-ninths of the people below the waterline: childish, happy, provided for. Science must also be censored, and Mond admits...
(The entire section is 708 words.)
Chapter 17 Summary and Analysis
The Savage and Mond continue their discussion alone, with the topic turning to religion. Using a Bible and several books of religious commentaries, Mond comments that even though God doesn't change, man does. He points out that since this New Utopian World has youth and scientific prosperity, it doesn't need God. He isn't compatible with machinery, science, and happiness. The Savage then raises the question of unending happiness as a way of degrading man. Mond answers that degradation depends on the standards society sets, and that self-indulgence is needed for successful industrial consumerism. Conditioning makes everyone do what ought to be done with no room for heroism or nobility. Soma removes any moments of doubt and Violent Passion Surrogate replaces the vague human urge for the adrenaline rush connected with danger.
Undefeated, the Savage claims the right to be unhappy and inconvenienced. Mond grants his wish.
Discussion and Analysis
John Henry, Cardinal Newman (1801-1890), was an Anglican clergyman who later converted to Catholicism. He believed that man was not made for independence, but belongs to God.
Newman speaks of man belonging to God. However, the idea has been adulterated to mean, "Everyone belongs to everyone else." Mond says that God does not change, but civilization does. God has been replaced by the good of society.
(The entire section is 602 words.)
Chapter 18 Summary and Analysis
New Characters
Darwin Bonaparte: secretly photographs the Savage like a wild animal photographer would
Reporters from the various news services who try to interview the Savage
Helmholtz and Bernard find Bernard's apartment door open and the sound of vomiting coming from the bathroom. Helmholtz calls the Savage by name, John. John comes from the bathroom. He has purged himself with an emetic of mustard water. The two men have come to say good-bye because they begin their exile the next morning. The three are sad but somehow realize they are also happy. Even though he asked, John will not be allowed to join one of them in exile because Mond has said he wants to continue the experiment. John refuses to remain an experiment.
The Savage leaves London and travels to an abandoned lighthouse on the English coastline near Portsmouth. This will be his place of exile and is seemingly lonely and desolate. It is as far away as he can get without leaving England. His first night is spent praying, and putting himself through physical torment. The next morning he realizes that the lighthouse is still too much a part of what he has been trying to leave behind, but the site is beautiful. From the highest platform of the lighthouse he can still see some civilization, but on the ground all seems to disappear. He has brought some supplies with him, but he is determined to use as little synthetic...
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All My Children Recaps
AMC Week of August 17, 2009
Marissa complained to Krystal about the deal that David made with JR. Krystal defended JR and Marissa accused her of having come on JR's behalf.
Tad went to the hospital in search of David. Joe told Tad about Jeff and Jamie's efforts to raise money for the starving children of Africa. David entered and confronted Tad about why he'd been inquiring into his whereabouts. Joe took responsibility and told David about the humanitarian trip. When Joe and Tad were alone again, Tad said he couldn't travel to Africa at the moment. Tad wouldn't answer Joe's questions about his interest in David's schedule.
Adam told JR about an uptick in Chandler profits. Adam thought Scott was
largely responsible. Annie listened in. JR noticed her and accused her again
of being after Adam's money. Annie reassured Adam of her devotion. Annie was
privately annoyed when Adam asked her to keep the wedding budget low.
Scott saw Liza at the hospital and asked her how Marian was doing. An upset
Liza said that she was still catatonic and started weeping. JR showed up and
picked a fight with Scott. Scott was annoyed when JR copped to having sent
Krystal in to work on Marissa. David overheard the tail end of their conversation. JR went back into Marissa's room. Krystal left and Tad and Joe told her about the humanitarian trip to Africa while, back in Marissa's room, JR tried to get her to forgive him. Marissa allowed JR to help her take a walk down the hallway... David approached Scott and tried to incite him to fight JR for Marissa's affections. He then encountered JR and Marissa in the hallway and JR warned him that David better get used to seeing them together because he was falling in love with her. After David left, JR and Marissa kissed.
Zach visited Kendall in the secret room. She got out of the room to tend to
her fussy kids. Erica came by the house unexpectedly and expressed her worry
about Kendall. She asked Zach to get Kendall to see him at the station by
claiming to need to speak to her about the boys. Zach panicked when Spike
ran into the room and Erica insisted on tucking him back in herself. Kendall
hid in time, but left her glass of juice behind, and Spike called it "Mommy's juice." Zach convinced Erica that Spike has made up an imaginary mommy to cope with Kendall's absence. After Erica left, Kendall expressed to Zach her fear that they couldn't keep up their ruse for long.
Liza and Zach went to see Adam. Zach was confident that Adam would give him
the loan he was seeking. Annie immediately dismissed Zach's request but Adam
overrode her, telling Liza to draw up the paperwork. After they left, Zach commented to Liza that now they just needed to get Annie to admit that she's
guilty. Annie was upset with Adam for agreeing to give Zach the $1.5 million
loan but he claimed to be doing it for her. After Adam left, Scott entered
and Annie told him that Adam was starting to lose his mind.... Zach got home
and Kendall was out of the room, having prepared a romantic dinner for them.
Before they could sit down, though, the doorbell rang. It was Liza.lyn
Tad went to see Opal, who remained stricken over Trevor's absence. He told
Opal that Jake and Amanda were in Massachusetts investigating a lead. Tad
learned when Jake called that the number David had been calling was a pay
phone at a bar.
At ConFusion, Erica went over her NEW BEGINNINGS schedule with a roducer. Krystal came over and tried to talk Erica into coming to Africa with her.
Erica was intrigued by the idea.
Liza showed up at Zach's and Kendall ran to hide in the secret room.
Forgoing Kendall's plans for a romantic dinner, Zach and Liza sat down to
eat the Chinese she brought. Liza asked why Kendall was shutting him out.
She then mentioned his kids, then opened up about her lost time with Colby.
Zach stated that he hasn't given up on Kendall. Just then, Kendall called
from the secret room, and Zach played coy, saying he'd call back after
dinner. "You're having dinner with Liza?" Kendall fumed. Liza decided to
head home. Just then, a fuming Kendall sneaked out and almost got caught.
Zach broke a glass to distract Liza from spotting Kendall. Zach defended
Kendall's innocence to Liza and stated that all Kendall needs is some time
and space. Liza apologized for upsetting Zach and said that Kendall was
lucky to have him, then ducked out. Zach ran out to return her Liza's purse
to her, which she'd forgotten in her rush to leave. Meanwhile, Kendall sat
down with her laptop to do some writing.
Joe and Erica discussed her trip to Africa while she was getting her shots.
Joe then asked Ryan to step out of the room. "Not all these shots are going
in her arm," he smiled. Erica survived her shots. Joe praised Erica for her
humanitarian efforts and bid her adieu. Ryan helped Erica pack, which was
not easy. "How will I fit my Pilates ball in there?" she groaned. Erica
couldn't believe she was going on a trip with no dresses and only one tube
of lipstick. She was then off to New York to get her travel visa. Ryan
offered to take her there and give her a night out on the town. "You sure
know how to give a girl a send off," Erica smiled. In a humorous and sweet
musical montage, Erica and Ryan enjoyed their day and night in the Big
Apple. At the end of their evening, they shared a steamy kiss.
Frankie told Angie that he and Randi had a fight. Frankie was furious,
knowing that Randi and Jesse were keeping something a secret from him and
his mother. They wondered if it had something to do with North's death.
Angie wondered if Randi knew North before Frankie met her. "Don't go there,"
he shot back. Angie wasn't saying she'd been unfaithful; she was talking
about Randi's hooker past. Angie declared that wasn't true. She pointed out
that North may have known Randi back then and maybe, now, he tried something and wouldn't take no for an answer. Frankie didn't want to hear it, then
suggested that maybe Jessie killed North. Frankie then ordered his mother to
get out.
Madison threatened Jesse that she'd spill to the new D.A. if she didn't get
her insurance money. Jesse pointed out that with her involvement in the
cover up, coupled with the extortion attempt, she'd go to jail as well. "I
am the chief of police," he reminded her. Later, Madison went to Frankie and
said she needs to unburden herself. She told Frankie that her husband was
involved with his wife, and they were in love, "Until she killed him." Frankie accused her of lying but Madison insisted that it was true. "The whole time he was with me, he was thinking of her," she spat. Madison suggested that North thought the baby was his, not Frankie's. "No!" he replied. "If you don't believe me, ask your father," Madison shot back.
Randi held Trevor in her arms and said she'd never, ever abandon him. With
Jesse's help, Natalia traced Randi's credit card and found her with the
Trevor. Randi explained how she found the baby and ignored Natalia pleas to
take the baby to the police. "I was meant to find him," she insisted. Randi
explained that she was on her way to church to ask God for forgiveness, and
God gave her a second chance. Natalia pointed out that Randi will get in big
trouble if the cops find out.
Angie went to the PVPD and told Jesse that Randi has disappeared. She then
demanded that Jesse open up to her immediately or their life together would
be over.
Colby and Pete babysat for Stuart. When Liza arrived to find flowers from
David, she threw them out. David phoned and told Colby he'd be coming over.
At the hospital, Tad insisted to Taylor that David has Trevor. She overheard
the tail end of David's conversation and they worried that Jake and Amanda
had missed intercepting "the package," which they believed to be Trevor....
Liza apologized to Stuart for the mess she'd gotten him into.... Taylor
visited Opal, who remained stressed about the missing baby. She agreed to
let Opal read her palm. Opal liked what the reading revealed about the
strength of Taylor's character.
At the Pine Cone, Randi explained to Natalia how finding the baby had saved
her life. She begged Nat not to take him away from her but promised to
involve Frankie in the decision. The cops showed up at the motel but by
then, Randi and the baby were gone. Randi, Natalia and the baby arrived at
Frank and Randi's place.
At the police station, Jesse told Frank and Angie that Randi killed North
and he'd covered it up. Frank asked for all the details; Jesse filled in the
blanks. Angie said that she understood that Jesse had done what he felt was
best. Frank reported that Madison had told him that Randi killed North.
Angie was shocked when Jesse confirmed that Madison knows everything. Jesse and Angie went home and he told her that the cops had narrowly missed Randi. Jesse also told Angie that it had been hell to keep the secret from her.
Angie told Jesse that he'd done the right thing by protecting Randi but that
he'd made a mistake by not sharing the secret with her. She felt that they
now needed to focus on their family and getting back what they had.
David arrived at Liza's after the teens left and apologized for having
spoken to her so harshly. Liza told David that he had been right; she was
incapable of loving anyone else. David thought that perhaps she just hadn't
met the right man. Liza told him that his apology was accepted and asked him
to leave. Tad showed up after David left and demanded an explanation as to
what David had been doing there. He revealed that he had followed David from
the hospital and Liza panicked that it had something to do with her child.
Tad was forced to reveal that Stuart isn't Amanda's baby and that Amanda's
baby is missing. Tad asked Liza to cozy up to David in order to get info on
whether he had Trevor.
Liza snuggled with her son, celebrating the fact that nobody (read: David or
Amanda) was going to come after him.
David returned to the hospital and released Opal, but not before getting
under Opal's skin about Amanda again; Petey took her home. Tad met back up
with Taylor at the hospital; she wanted to go to the police about the
missing baby but Tad vetoed the idea. Natalia, meanwhile, called the missing
persons department and asked if any babies had been reported missing in the
last 24 hours.
Frankie was relieved to find Randi home when he returned to the apartment.
He told her that he knew about North. He looked confused when he heard a
baby start to cry and asked Randi who it was.
Randi explained to Frankie that she found a baby for them, but he wanted to
call Social Services. Frankie bonded with Trevor as Randi declared her
belief that they are meant to have this baby. She recalled her own experience in foster care and denounced "the system." Frankie wanted to take the proper legal steps, but after witnessing how at ease Randi was with the baby in her arms, he agreed that they should keep him.
Via Skype, Erica told Ryan all about her time in Africa. Despite her 15-hour
plane ride, Ryan noted how good she's looking. Meanwhile, Krystal checked
out the tent and giggled to herself that Erica wouldn't be too pleased to
see their twin cots. She enjoyed teasing Erica as she surveyed their
"rustic" quarters and snapped a cell-phone photo for proof that Erica Kane
was this close to dirt. Erica was determined to disprove Krystal's
assumptions about her intolerance for their temporary living arrangements.
After Erica was forced to blog on a notebook, Krystal pointed out that her
entry sounded like a speech and challenged Erica to really put herself in
the shoes of the children. Erica surprised Krystal by speaking some Swahili
and boasted that she did her homework. Krystal was later satisfied when
Erica jumped at the sound of an animal during the night ... until a scorpion
found its way onto Krystal's chest.
Scott teased Annie about how nice it'll be to have access to Adam's money as
his newest wife. Jackson arrived with the good news that Dr. Nolan found
Annie competent to stand trial. Jack promised to defend her as best as he
can but noted that she may still end up serving some jail time. Adam waltzed
in and confidently announced that Annie would be exonerated, but when Jack
revealed that he's leaving the country, her face dropped. While Annie was
off retrieving photos of potential wedding gowns, Scott asked Adam if he
planned to pay off the judge. Later, Scott flinched when Annie crept up
behind him as he was thinking back to Adam asking if Scott had ever felt
something for another man's woman.
Kendall was napping while Zach read her manuscript, conjuring up an image of
Zach and Kendall making love, and Kendall awoke and instructed him to read no
further. Meanwhile, Angie wanted to know why Jesse insisted on keeping a
secret from her and even asked if there was another woman, but he assured
his wife that only she has his heart. While Ryan was confronting Zach about
his shady deal with Adam, Kendall listened from the secret room. Liza
arrived bouncing her adopted baby on her arm, and when Zack observed that
the child looks nothing like David, Liza revealed that her original plan
didn't work out. Meanwhile, Kendall furiously deleted her love scene and
suddenly gasped as she felt a pain in her chest.
In the secret room, Kendall clutched her chest and collapsed. Struggling to
breathe, she reached for her cell phone but couldn't grab it. Meanwhile, in
the house, Zach chatted with Liza, and Liza wondered about whether she
should have another man in her life. Zach discouraged her, mentioning the
male dirty sock factor. After she left, Zach told Kendall on the baby
monitor to come out. When she didn't, Zach rushed into the secret room and
found Kendall on the floor. "My pills," she whispered. Zach immediately got
Kendall her medication. Shortly after, Kendall was feeling fine again. She
told Zach that she'd forgotten to take her meds earlier. Kendall told Zach
that if it wasn't for him and the boys, she would die. Zach escorted Kendall
to bed. There, Zach put his head on Kendall's chest and listened to her
heart beating, as Kendall closed her eyes and smiled.
Randi brought baby Trevor to Frankie and said they can now begin their lives
anew. Randi admitted to all of her past mistakes but was convinced that this
was her second chance. "No more secrets," she said. "And no more pasts,"
added Frankie. Just then, Natalia showed up and when the pair kept their
conversation to a whisper, Nat realized the baby was still there. Natalia
tried to convince Randi and Frankie to do the right thing. Frankie countered
that, "Sometimes you have to do the wrong thing for the right reasons."
After Randi went to check on Trevor, Frankie told Nat that the baby is
Randi's only lifeline and he wasn't going to take that away from her.
Tad compared investigation notes with Jake and Amanda, realizing neither had
anything to go on. Tad saw David enter and called Liza and told her to come
meet him at ConFusion. As Tad confronted David, Liza arrived and convinced
David to stay. Tad went up on stage for ConFusion's open mic comedy night
and made David the butt of his routine. David was not amused and afterward,
questioned why Tad would seem to be fixing him up with Liza. Tad said he was
hoping that David would bed Liza and spill all his secrets to her. Neither
David nor Liza thought Tad's remarks were funny. Tad bid adieu, and Liza
said she could go, too. David asked Liza to stay. They chatted about kids,
then David said he had to get back to the hospital and suggested they do
this again sometime. Liza said that would be nice. After David left, Tad
came over and told Liza that she was so good at her job that he if he didn't
know better, he'd think Liza liked David.
In Africa, Erica was awakened in her tent when a scorpion was climbing up
Krystal's chest. Erica was going to leap into action, then reminded Krystal
that she's "just a spoiled celebrity." When Krystal apologized for her
earlier remarks, Erica advised Krystal to let go of her fear. She then told
the scorpion that it was no match for Erica Kane and ordered the deadly bug
to go back to where it came from. Unable to wait for the scorpion's
response, Krystal flung it off of her and said, "That's how we do it in the
trailer park." The women went back to bed but Erica was worried about going
before the cameras. She told Krystal that she needed a script. "Share
yourself," Krystal advised.
Angie confronted Madison and demanded to know what kind of game she was
playing. She ordered Madison to stay away from her family. Madison spilled
about Randi killing North and Jesse covering it up. Just then, Jesse arrived
and told Madison that if she doesn't keep her mouth shut, there'd be no
insurance money and she'd go to jail. Jesse asked Angie to call the police
and recant her autopsy results and say North's desk was accidental. "You
want me to lie?" she asked. Yes, for the sake of their family, he shot back.
Jake and Amanda confronted Nurse Gail at her bar and demanded to know where the baby was. Gail claimed no knowledge of the missing tot and said that
David was her bar benefactor, but asked them to keep David's involvement in
the business a secret. Jake and Amanda agreed, but phoned the info in to
Tad. Later, Gail was sighted preparing to give an injection to an unseen
Back in Africa, when it came time to tape, Erica refused to read a new
script and promised she'd get it all in one take. Erica gave a
compassionate, heartfelt speech about how seeing these needy children
changed her life for the better and encouraged everyone watching to make a
difference. Her speech was intercut with clips of Erica getting to know the
local children, who were laughing and smiling and clearly taken with this
visitor from another land. Later, Krystal admitted to Erica that she was
touched by what La Kane said on-camera. Krystal apologized to Erica for
misjudging her. Erica smiled back at her and the women found a new common
ground between them.
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Mr. Shockney's bill [H. R. 361] to require County Auditors to give bonds in the sum of $30,000, and repealing all laws in conflict therewith.
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Mr. Whitsit's bill [H. R 390] to provide for the construction of a sewer from the Female Reform page: 189[View Page 189]atory to connect with a sewer in the city of Indianapolis.
Mr. Adams' bill [H. R. 391] to legalize assessment made on lands affected by the building and construction of levees.
Mr. Adams' bill [H. R. 392] to amend Section 197 of an act concerning proceedings in civil cases, approved April 7,1881.
Mr. Stewards bill [H. R. 393] to provide for the fees and salaries of County Treasurers [5 per cent. on delinquent taxes.]
Mr. Stucker's bill [H. R. 394] to amend Section 268 of an act concerning proceedings in criminal cases, of April 19,1881, and to repeal Section 2,184 of the Revised Statutes of 1881.
Mr. Williams', of Posey, bill [H. R. 395] to amend Section 4,421 of an act in regard to the State Board of Education concerning text books.
Mr. Gordon's bill [H. R. 396] for the benefit of Horticultural Societies.
Mr. Gordon's bill [H. R. 397] to legalize the corporation of the town of Roachdale, Putnam County.
Mr. Shockney's bill [H. R 398] concerning surplus money resulting from convict labor. [To be paid into the State Treasury and known as the convict fund,]
Mr. Frame's bill [H. R. 399] to amend Section 21 of an act to enable owners of lands to drain and reclaim the same when It can not be done without affecting the premises of others.
Mr, Mutz's bill [H R. 400] to amend an act authorizing the appointment of students to Purdue University.
Mr. Holler's bill [H. R. 401] to provide fee and salaries for County Treasurers.
Mr. Pruitt's bill [H. R. 402] to amend Sections 1 and 3 of an act concerning the repeal of free turnpike roads and constituting Boards of County Commissioners and a Board of Turnpike Directors.
Mr. Shively's bill [H. R. 403] to provide fees and salaries for County Treasurers.
Mr. Shively's bill [H. R. 404] to prevent persons from voting when in a state of intoxication.
Mr. Beeson's bill [H. R. 405] for the relief of James McCullen.
Mr. Beeson's bill [H. R. 406] to provide for the purchase of libraries for the State Prisons and for the Female Reformatory.
Mr. Schloss' bill [H. R. 409] in relation to Theater buildings.
Mr. Pulse's bill [H. R. 410] to provide tor the subdivision of lands and lots.
On motion the bill was made the special order for Monday next at 10 o'clock.
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You notice different things when you're just one of the people in the congregation. I suppose I was like most folks in the fact that I wanted only a few things out of the service. I wanted to laugh one good time, find something in the sermon that meant something to me personally, and I wanted my children to have a good time. That was it. Yep, I was that guy – the guy ministers complain about all the time: the consumer. But I noticed something by the end of the service. The pastor was trying so hard. I felt bad for him. I've tried that hard before. It sucks.
I see arena-style church services everywhere I go. But never before have I been so disillusioned with them. These are the ones where the guy or girl gets up in front of everyone. They all face the same direction and watch Pro Presenter backgrounds. Everyone is trying so hard to engage a lethargic group of people. I'm personally in a the midst of a radically changing paradigm. Much of the professional church world is consumed with its own progress. And that progress is most often tied to "nickels and noses." Money and attendance. In fact, the success touted by many churches over Easter weekend had to do with attendance rather than heart change.
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Governor Cuomo announced $750 million has been awarded to over 824 projects through Round Three of the Regional Economic Development Council initiative. The initiative empowers community, business, and academic leaders, as well as members of the public in each region of the state, to develop strategic plans specifically tailored to their region's unique strengths and resources that will further our economic growth.
Governor Cuomo congratulates 180 new members of the State Police at the 200th session graduation ceremony from the Basic School of the New York State Police Academy. The graduation ceremony was held at the Empire State Plaza Convention Hall in Albany where the new troopers marched into the convention center in a procession lead by the New York State Police Pipe and Drum band.
As part of his Buffalo Billion initiative, Governor Cuomo announced that New York State will build a state-of-the-art anchor hub facility for high tech and green energy businesses at RiverBend in the City of Buffalo. Two California-based companies, Soraa and Silevo, will collectively invest $1.5 billion and relocate major parts of their operations to Buffalo creating 850 permanent jobs and at least 500 construction jobs.
Governor Cuomo announced that Ford Motor Company will invest $150 million to make significant upgrades to its Hamburg facility, just outside Buffalo. The new machinery and state-of-the-art equipment will allow the Ford Stamping Plant to remain competitive and retain 640 full-time, permanent jobs and create 350 new jobs in Western New York.
Governor Cuomo announced $12 million in state funding to enable vital repairs along the eight-mile Whiteface Mountain Veterans' Memorial Highway, in Wilmington, New York. Open from mid-May to mid-October each year, the Highway is a major North Country attraction, traveled yearly by more than 28,500 vehicles.
Governor Cuomo attended a special ceremony for more than 150 NY Army National Guard Soldiers who were recognized for their service at the Buffalo Bills game against the NY Jets. In addition, the Governor issued a proclamation declaring November 17th "National Guard Appreciation Day" in NYS.
Governor Cuomo participates in a groundbreaking ceremony for Stony Brook University's Medical and Research Translation (MART) facility, a new 250,000 square foot facility that will focus on cutting edge cancer research, advanced medical imaging, and cancer care. Construction of the MART is estimated to create 4,200 construction-related jobs.
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The Quapaw Tribe has purchased what was left of the former Picher Housing Authority.
The property, which included 24 duplexes and three other buildings on approximately 15 acres in two separate tracts, sold at auction Friday to the tribe for approximately $25,000.
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SLIDE SHOW: Snow almost over, but cold heads lower
When the snow stopped falling Friday afternoon, road-clearing crews across the Joplin area started getting an upper hand on the weather. But that could be short lived. More flurries and light freezing drizzle are forecast for tonight through Sunday morning.
Boeing deal takes flight; most area lawmakers support incentive deal for new Boeing plant
Southwest Missouri legislators almost unanimously endorsed an economic incentive package this week that is aimed at luring Boeing Co. to the state to build its 777X commercial jetliner. The bill passed the House by a vote of 127-20 on Friday, and follows Senate approval on Wednesday.
Cold places more demand on area homeless shelters
Local shelters expected increased demand on Friday, with overnight temperatures expected near zero and the lingering snow. Overnight temperatures in the teens are forecast for the rest of the weekend.
Second plea deal struck in Joplin murder case
A second defendant has accepted a plea offer in the Jacob Wages murder case, agreeing to testify against the suspected shooter, Daniel Hartman, in exchange for a lighter sentence.
3 To Get Ready
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UPDATED CANCELLATIONS: Joplin Schools, MSSU added to list of cancellations for Friday, Dec. 6
With a cold front forecast to the Four State Area that is accompanied by freezing rain, snow and sleet and temperatures in the single digits, several cities have rescheduled Christmas parades and are canceling or postponing community events.
Irving pupils dazzled by room sizes, colors in new school building
Ask 9-year-old Logan Foglesong what he likes about the new Irving Elementary School, and he'll tell you he loves its size. "You might need a GPS for it," he said. "It has so much stuff. I love the classrooms, and it's just so big."
Nelson Mandela, 20th century colossus, dies at 95
Nelson Mandela, who became one of the world's most beloved statesmen and a colossus of the 20th century when he emerged from 27 years in prison to negotiate an end to white minority rule in South Africa, has died. He was 95.
St. Mary's church, school awarded $300,000 grant from foundation
St. Mary's Catholic Church and its elementary school, which were destroyed in the 2011 tornado, have received a $300,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Southwest Missouri.
Winter storm pushes Gov. Nixon to activate emergency operations center
Gov. Jay Nixon today activated the State Emergency Operations Center for 24-hour a day operations in response to a winter storm system that threatens to bring freezing rain, sleet, snow and ice to much of Missouri.
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More than 100 extra Indiana State Police troopers are scheduled to patrol the roads over the July 4th holiday weekend in an attempt to reduce the number of crashes, fatalities and injuries, according to an ISP press release.
The effort is part of Operation CARE (Combined Accident Reduction Effort), a federally funded program. The enforcement begins today and lasts through Sunday.
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Baseball Hall bypasses Tommy John once again
Baseball Hall of Fame electors bypassed Tommy John again.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Freezing rain across much of central and northern Indiana coated roads with ice overnight, contributing to many crashes.
Honor awaits 181st Intelligence Wing
As he sat on his mother's lap inside the Air National Guard Base at Terre Haute International Airport-Hulman Field on Sunday, little Henry Shultz was all smiles as he waited for the start of a ceremony recognizing his father's service to the community and the country.
'The mind is a dark forest'
If you hadn't noticed by reading this newspaper or hearing me crow about it myself, I have another collection of stories out in print.
MAUREEN HAYDEN: Hoosiers' priorities vs. legislators' agenda
Every year at about this time, Statehouse reporters like me ask lawmakers what their priorities will be for the coming year.
Restaurant Inspections: Dec. 9, 2013
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Operation Warm Christmas: Giving warmth
Crews from a Wabash Valley heating and cooling business traveled in two different directions — one went north and the other south — during the early, cold Saturday hours with one mission for the day: to bring warmth to two Terre Haute homes this season.
Small tax, big Statehouse fight
Who would have believed that old fork lifts, barber chairs and aging computers could capture the attention of so many folks around the state?
'A part of living history is now gone'
With the death of Nelson Mandela, the world has lost a "giant of history" whose fight for justice and spirit of forgiveness continue to serve as an inspiration to many, say those familiar with his legacy.
Pepsi, oil and gas agreements on School Board agenda
The Vigo County School Board will consider an agreement with Pepsi and an oil and gas license with Pioneer Oil when it meets at 6 p.m. Monday.
Q&A: Wabash Valley legislators reply to questions on business tax proposal
Wabash Valley legislators reply to questions on business tax proposal
Indiana lawmakers face ambitious agenda in short session
Lawmakers are crafting an aggressive agenda for the new year that includes a tax break for businesses, preschool funding for the poor, road spending and a divisive constitutional amendment — all packaged into a so-called "short session" of the Legislature.
Victim of Friday battery still in critical condition
The 34-year-old man who sustained severe injuries in connection to a battery incident Friday afternoon in the 2100 block of Locust Street in Terre Haute was still in critical condition as of Saturday morning, authorities said.
One man injured, one man arrested after Saturday morning stabbing
One man was injured in a stabbing Saturday morning at an extended-stay facility in Terre Haute's north side, police said.
Sifting the ashes: Prairie Creek First Baptist Church
The cause of a late Thursday fire that destroyed a 137-year-old church sanctuary may never be known due to the intensity of the blaze.
Miracle on 7th Street: Snow just in time
It was cold and snowy in downtown Terre Haute Friday, but the holiday spirit was very much alive at the annual event, Miracle on 7th Street.
Tim Meadows: SNL cast member knew he was prime time
If you watched the first broadcast of "Saturday Night Live" on Oct. 11, 1975, raise your hand.
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City slickers: First heavy snowfall of season leaves roads slippery through night
Snow and ice covered roads, cars, buildings and homes in the Wabash Valley late Thursday night and throughout the day on Friday as the first winter storm of the season moved through the area.
Four-car crash leaves 1 dead
A four-vehicle crash in eastern Vigo County led to the death of a 51-year-old Brazil woman Thursday evening.
Turkey Run State Park suspension bridge to close temporarily
The suspension bridge over Sugar Creek at Turkey Run State Park will close Dec. 12 through Dec. 20 for the replacement of a staircase on the north end.
Santa train still on schedule today through Sunday
INDIANAPOLIS – In the wake of record-setting attendance and donations a year ago, the Indiana Rail Road Company announces Santa Claus' return to the rails for the 24th annual INRD Santa Train from Friday, Dec. 6, through Sunday, Dec. 8.
Despite today's snowfall, the Indiana Rail Road Santa Train will visit 12 southern Indiana and Illinois communities over its three-day 2013 run, delivering goodwill, donated winter clothing and, most importantly, Santa Claus to thousands of children. Admission is free. -
Vigo County Jail Log: Dec. 6, 2013
The following individuals were booked into the Vigo County Jail by area law enforcement on Thursday and Friday, based on jail records.
Vigo schools closed; all events, activities rescheduled
Vigo County schools are closed today and all sponsored activities canceled this evening, including all athletic events, both at home and away, and tonight's eighth-grade Snowball Dance. The dance has been rescheduled for Jan. 17.
UPDATE: Brazil woman dies in 4-vehicle crash near Seelyville
A four-vehicle crash in eastern Vigo County led to the death of a 51-year-old Brazil woman Thursday evening.
Former Sen. Richard Lugar receives Chapman S. Root award.
Former U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, recently praised by President Barack Obama for making the world a safer place, visited Terre Haute Thursday to receive the Chapman S. Root award.
Wabash Valley prepares for today's snow and severe drop in temperatures
The weather outside was more frightful Thursday night than it was expected to be this morning, as an icy mixture of precipitation played out. But snowfall is expected to continue today to accumulate up to seven inches in the Terre Haute area, according to the National Weather Service in Indianapolis.
Lilly grants $5M to 3 Vigo colleges
Three Terre Haute colleges will benefit from a combined $5 million in Lilly Endowment grants intended to help students find "meaningful" employment after graduation.
Otter Creek Twp. moves forward on bond issue
Otter Creek Township officials Thursday unanimously voted to approve a lease agreement that moves the process forward on a proposed $1.8 million bond issue to construct a new seven-bay firehouse, which will replace a current building that sits in a flood zone in North Terre Haute.
Mayor asks for $5 million 'tax anticipation' loan
Mayor Duke Bennett asked the Terre Haute City Council Thursday night to approve a "tax anticipation" loan of up to $5 million that must be repaid in up to three years.
39 Indiana schools get Lilly grants
Indiana's 39 accredited colleges and universities will receive a significant boost in improving opportunities for their college graduates to find meaningful in-state employment as a result of $62.7 million in grants from Lilly Endowment Inc., the organization said in press release on Thursday.
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HOUSTON, Sept. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Heart Association, beneficiary of the 28th annual Marathon Oil Corporation Paul "Bear" Bryant Awards, announced today that R.C. Slocum, one of the longest-serving and winningest football coaches in Texas A&M history, will be named recipient of the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award. The award will be presented at the annual event on Jan. 15, 2014 in Houston.
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After his last season at Texas A&M in 2002, Slocum had compiled a career record of 123-47-2 (.721). The 123 victories in his first 14 years ranks eighth all-time and puts him in the company of coaching legends such as Barry Switzer (137), Tom Osborne (137), Steve Spurrier (132), Joe Paterno (131), LaVell Edwards (129), Amos Alonzo Stagg (128), and Bud Wilkerson (124) – many of whom have received recognition from the Paul "Bear" Bryant Awards.
Slocum won six championships as head coach of the Aggies; three SWC titles, two Big 12 South Division titles, and the 1998 Big 12 Conference Championship. He was league Coach of the Year four times and was runner up for National Coach of the Year honors in 1994. His teams went to 11 bowl games with five of those being New Year's Day bowls. On 10 occasions, the Aggies, under Slocum, finished ranked in the AP Top 25 and three times finished in the Top Ten.
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It's something family and friends never wanted to do -- say goodbye to Ryan Ford at just 19 years old.
The last few days have been a nightmare for those who knew the teen after police said he was beaten to death at a bonfire party early Saturday morning.
"He was our best friend. He'd call us up to do anything. It's different without him, totally different," said Alden Kacer, Ford's best friend. "He'd never get in fights, he'd never do anything like that. He was a good kid."
Investigators said the beating happened on a piece of property that's been a known hangout where they've had to deal with problems ranging from underage drinking to truancy.
"Police were not foreign to this. They'd been called their before," said Lt. Rob Schoonover, of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
St. Augustine businessman Phil Genovar owns the land off Old St. Augustine Road, according to property records.
"There are just no words to say how sad I feel for the family," Genovar said Wednesday.
He said he knows some of Ford's family, and hearing about such a tragic thing on his property is heartbreaking.
Genovar said all the activity that's been taking place there has been without his permission. He said he had no idea about a bonfire or any other kind of get-togethers on the property deep in a wooded area.
"None that I know of," Genovar said, adding that he wouldn't allow it even if asked for permission.
Genovar said he signed a "no trespassing" agreement with police more than three years ago after he found out people were breaking into his property. And he's being strict so nothing else bad happens there.
"They have the authorization to arrest anybody found on the property, and I will be glad to prosecute them," Genovar said.
He said big changes are coming, and he's going to do even more to secure the land his family has owned for 111 years using better fences and gates. He's also going to tear down anything that would make people want to come back.
"I never wanted it to happen from the start, but never again," Genovar said.
It's a move Ford's friends and family agree with.
"It doesn't need to be there," Caser said.
Police have charged 25-year-old Christopher Hoffman with manslaughter and 22-year-old Robert Cline with battery causing bodily harm in connection with Ford's death.
A viewing for Ford was to be held from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at St. Johns Family Funeral Home, 385 State Road 207, St. Augustine. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Anastasia Baptist Church, 1650 State Road A1A South, St. Augustine.
Ford's friends are to hold a memorial bonfire Friday night at the family home. A VyStar Credit Union account was set up for hospital bills and funeral expenses. It's under his name at account No. 7029766009.