Brave New World Double Entry Journals

Double Entry Journals Quotes/Summary of Event | My Thinking, Questions, Connections & Reactions | Pg. 8 “SI MONUMENTUM REQUIRIS CIRCUMSPICE” | I know this language is Latin. In the forward it is used in a way to honor educators. I think this might say “A monument that requires searching”Online it says, “if you seek his monument, look around”. (Merriam Webster). It seems similar to what I thought it said originally. I wasn’t surprised that it was along the lines of looking for something because the word circumspice reminded me of the English word circum-navigate. | Pg. 10 “This really revolutionary revolution is to be achieved, not in the external world, but in the souls and flesh of human beings.” | This line is being used to describe Huxley’s view of what a true revolution should be. In this quote it seems that Huxley is saying the only way a revolution could be successful is for it to be of the people not for them. The revolution can’t be in our society, but instead, in us. | Pg. 11 “Nothing like oxygen-shortage for keeping an embryo below par.” | It seems unnecessary for the people of BNW to make social classes; won’t social classes always exist? People are not born equal in intelligence or ability in the natural world. What advantage do these “scientists” think is given by prearranging what each person will be capable of? | Pg.29 “They’ll be safe from books and botany all their lives”. “It was decided to abolish the love of nature but not the tendency to consume transport”. | I know botany means the studies of plants. Why would the scientists want the ‘Deltas’ to not like books or plants? It was because about 3 centuries ago all classes of people were conditioned to like nature and transportation but that meant on the weekend they were unproductive so now they are conditioned to like transportation and country sports, which means they still consume transportation. | Pg. 30 “Human beings used to be.” he hesitated; the blood rushed to his