Minor+Characters

=Minor Characters:= The following characters are considered minor characters in //Brave New World,// but they serve a purpose. Your task here is to describe the character (think of the STEAL areas that you used for the Major characters and then you need to answer the question following question for each character:). In a literary work, a minor character, often possesses traits that emphasize, by contrast or comparison, the distinctive characteristics and qualities of the main character. For example, the ideas or behavior of a minor character might be used to highlight the weaknesses or strengths of the main character. Minor characters might also be there to emphasize a belief or idea that is important to the setting or world in which the character inhabit. What do you think the purpose of the minor character is for this novel?

STEAL:
 * Helmholtz Watson**
 * "Ford helps thoses who help themselfs." and with a laugh, actually a laugh of exultation, Helmholtz Watson push his way through the crowd.Pg213 He shows that he likes john and is his freind.(mike M)
 * Helmholtz laughed aloud. "It's more like a caffeine-solution party than a trial," he said, and let himself fall into the most luxurious of the pneumatic arm-chairs. "Cheer up, Bernard," (IMEveritt)
 * Speaking very slowly, "Did you ever feel," he asked, "as though you had something inside you that was only waiting for you to give it a chance to come out? Some sort of extra power that you aren't using–you know, like all the water that goes down the falls instead of through the turbines?" He looked at Bernard questioningly. chapter 4 hes showing emotion which is not accepted in that society. chandler b
 * Was a powerfully built man, deep-chested, broad shouldered,massive. (chapter 4) (K Scott)

Purpose:
 * Watson Is to help john create a different feeling than there is.(mike M)
 * From this we can see that Helmholtz accept his fate. Ch16 (IMEveritt)

Fanny STEAL: > "But he's the one I want." > "As though there weren't millions of other men in the world." > "But I don't want them." (chap. 13) 
 * "But seriously," she said, "i really do think you ought to be careful. It's such horribly bad form to go on and on like this with one man." [(chapt.3, pg. 41)(Andrea!)]
 * An hour later, in the Changing Room, Fanny was energetically protesting. "But it's absurd to let yourself get into a state like this. Simply absurd," she repeated. "And what about? A man–//one// man."
 * "I know, dear. But some people are better if they begin earlier. Dr. Wells told me that brunettes with wide pelvises, like me, ought to have their first Pregnancy Substitute at seventeen. She has a wide pelvis and is a brunnette. (pfeil)

Purpose:
 * To show Lenina how she should act and how people except her to act. (Andrea!)
 * To get Lenina to be "normal". She doesnt understand why Lenina is bringing up being with ONE man again. 

STEAL:"Mr. Fosters enthusiasm was infectious."
 * Henry Foster**

Purpose: It shows that Henry is a real go-getter and somewhat of a ladies man. (Marshall)

STEAL: Fair haired, ruddy young man. pg 8 rommy tims

STEAL: "Looking at Benito Hoover, she couldnt help remembering that he was really too hairy when he took his clothes off."(Chapter 4)
 * Benito Hoover**

Purpose: This shows what Benito Hoover looks like. (Anthony Marchione)

STEAL:His hair was like two black ropes, and round his arm was a lovely silver bracelet with blue stones in it. He liked the bracelet; but all the same, he was frightened; he hid his face against Linda's body. Linda put her hand on him and he felt safer. In those other words he did not understand so well, she said to the man, "Not with John here."........But the man took hold of one of his arms, and it hurt. He screamed. The man put up his other hand and lifted him up. Linda was still holding him, still saying, "No, no." The man said something short and angry, and suddenly her hands were gone. "Linda, Linda." He kicked and wriggled; but the man carried him across to the door, opened it, put him down on the floor in the middle of the other room, and went away, shutting the door behind him.
 * Pope**
 * he was there when Linda died and she was crying his name because she wanted him there. (TD)

Purpose: It show pope dosn't care about john, just getting in linda's pants.(Murphy)
 * this means that Pope really liked her and so did linda (TD)

STEAL:
 * The Arch Community Songster**
 * "To play such a joke on me," the Arch-Songster kept repeating, "on //me!//" Chpt 12 (johnny A)

Purpose: