Linda's+Death+Bed

//What function(s) does this scene perform? What is it doing? //
 * It introduces the hospital scene with John and his mother Linda
 * States Linda's health
 * Describes how the hospitals function
 * Showing humanistic qualities.
 * shows death conditioning.
 * shows Johns's hatred for civilizations.
 * Shows flash back of his happy past.
 * and bad memories.
 * Uses Twins to show Johns hatred of equality and the repetition of the civilized world in the Brave New World.

//Why has it been written? //// What purpose does it serve ? //
 * To show how much John cares about his mother
 * To show how it was unusual for people to get emotional after someone passes away
 * To describe how it was normal for children to play in the hospital.
 * to let readers see John's realization of his hatred for civilization.
 * to show more characteristics of humans and contrast them to the twins

// How is the scene’s construction (i.e., the way it’s built) conducive to its function & purpose? //
 * Hospital shown as a pretty-looking place that was supposed to not evoke any bad emotions
 * Happy music playing all around the hospital, even in the rooms where there are dying people
 * Showing how John reacts differently to the condition of Linda than everyone else
 * the scene is constructed in a very linear straight forward way, making sure the depiction of john's angry and sadness is clear.