Mustapha+Mond

= Character Review and Analysis: Mustaph Mond=

For the character of Mustapha Mond, you need to gather information in the following areas. Remember that you need to identify direct and indirect characterization. To understand those terms go to the following link: [|Direct vs. Indirect Characterization] and review the handout on [|Defining Characterization].

Also, be sure to include quoted evidence from the novel and explain how it relates. Use the link on the home page to go to the full electronic text of the novel and copy and paste text when you need evidence.  Finally, make sure that you help to SPAN the novel- don't just focus on one part- try to include evidence from across the novel so that we get a full picture of the character.

For each of the following areas of Characterization, you need to give an **example** (quote the text) and then an **explanation** (this comes from your mind):


 * Direct Characterization: where the audience is told directly about the character.**


 * His fordship Mustapha Mond! The eyes of the saluting students almost popped out of their heads. Mustapha Mond! The Resident Controller for Western Europe! One of the Ten World Controllers.
 * From this we can tell that Mustaph Mond is one of the highest rank leaders in the world. Ch 3 (IMEveritt)


 * Speech:** What does the character say? How does the character speak?


 * "Degrade him from what position? As a happy, hard-working, goods-consuming citizen he's perfect. Of course, if you choose some other standard than ours, then perhaps you might say he was degraded. But you've got to stick to one set of postulates. You can't play Electro-magnetic Golf according to the rules of Centrifugal Bumble-puppy."Chapter 17 He is saying that the our new world was better than it was before.(mike M)

"But people are never alone now" In his conversation with john about god john points out that people when alone think about stuff, mustapha responds people arent alone Chpt 17 (john A)
 * "But God doesn't change." "Men do, though." "what difference does it make?" "all the difference in the world," siad Mustapha Mond.this means that he thinks that nothing can change the world.(TD)
 * "Why don't you give them these books of God." "For the same reason as we don't give them Othello: they're old; they're about God hundreds of years of years ago. Not about God now."
 * Mustapha is explaining why he doesnt they dont share about God. It's because they think it's too old. This is the way the New World works if its to old they get rid of it. [(Chapt 17, Pg. 231)(Andrea!)]

"We make them hate solitude; and we arrange their lives so that it's almost impossible for them ever to have it." They are conditioned to take soma when they are not feeling right. (K Scott) > > > "For the same reason as we don't give them //Othello//: they're old; they're about God hundreds of years ago. Not about God now." chapter 17 think god is old fashioned and shouldnt talk about him chandler b
 * "But if you know about God, why don't you tell them?" asked the Savage indignantly. "Why don't you give them these books about God?"

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 * Thoughts:** What is revealed through the character private thoughts and feelings?
 * "//Call it the fault of civilization. God isn't compatible with machinery and scientific medicine and universal happiness."234 This is during a deep conversation about life with John in the quote you can see that Mustapha Mond is not very religious and isn't very open minded. Mustapha thinks the world is a utopia and thinks that technology is the path way to happiness.(pfeil)//
 * //"But industrial civilization is only possible when there's no self-denial." Ch. 17 (Taylor W)//
 * //He knows about the way the world was the way it used to be and what evryone else dosnt know . p g10 rommy tims//

> > > > > > > > > "His fordship Mustapha Mond! The eyes of the saluting students almost popped out of their heads. Mustapha Mond!"(34) Everyone feels greatly honored to ever be in his presence, everyone respects him and feels inferior. (Anthony Marchione) > > "'Controler! What an unexpected pleasure! Boys, what are you thinking of? This is the controler; this is his forp-ship, Mustapha Mond!' (chap. 3 pg. 33) --He is respected, known as a higher power, pleasure to be in his presence. People look up to him, and know of him well.  > > > "Youre welcome." What he means by this is that he is going to continue to use John as an experiment and make an example of him. (Marshall) > > > > > > > > > Looks : What does the character look like? How does the character dress?
 * Effect on others: What is revealed through the character's effect on other people? How do characters feel or behave in reaction to the character? **
 * Actions:** What does the character do? How does the character behave?

Mustapha is a fitting picture of authority. (Murphy)
 * "On the fringe of the little group stood a stranger–a man of middle height, black-haired, with a hooked nose, full red lips, eyes very piercing and dark." (chapter 3)