Lenina did not like thier guide, she found him 'hostile and slightly contemptuous' and she thought he smelled.
2. How does Lenina react to "naked Indian"(p. 110)? Does it remind you of anyone else we have studied?
She becomes very confused about him, because she has never seen an old person before, and she thought it was some type of disease. This is very similar to the story of the Buddha when he was still a prince ans saw old age for the same time.
3. How does Bernard react to the pueblo of Malpais?
Bernard states that he wished he had a mother of his own. He also seems excited but upset over this relationship at the same time. He is excited because he views it as a beautiful thing, however he is upset because he will never have that experience. He also tells Lenina that he wishes she had a child of her own.
4. Who is Linda? What is her relationship to Tomakin?
Linda is the women that the director had talked about before, she came from civilization and was lost there, and wanted out. Tomakin is her son.
5. Why does Linda believe that "everything they do is mad"(p. 121)? Please be specific.
Linda believes that everything they do is mad because the society that she has been placed in directly contradicts her own, and the ideas that have been placed into her head about what is right. She doesn't know how they live in such filth, but cannot clean because there is nothing for her to clean with. She also doesn't understand why she should mend clothes when they brake, she views it as anti-social, because she thinks she is doing someone else's job.
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