BNW- Blog 5

Chapter 4

Summary-

Part 1: Lenina talks to Bernard about their plans to go to New Mexico in front of group of coworkers, most of whom she has slept with. She tells him that she accepts his invitation to go to the Savage Reservation. Bernard is embarrassed that Lenina would talk about their private lives in public. Bernard suggests that they talk about it in private but Lenina has to get to her date with Henry. Lenina leave Bernard standin on the roof and walks toward Henry. Lenina and Henry fly off in Henry's helicopter to go play Obstacle Golf. 

Benito Hoover (a man that Lenina has dated) walks up and offers Bernard some soma and with out saying anything Bernard walks away.

Lenina and Henry are flying over London and Lenina is taking in the sites. Lenina notices Epsilons and Deltas and makes a comment on how khaki is a horrible color. She then sees some Gamma girls and Epsilons waiting to get on the monorail. She makes another comment on how she is glad she isn't a Gamma.

Part 2: Bernard is walking to his helicopter lost in his thoughts. He's remembering when he was deciding whether or not to ask Lenina out. He was a little disgusted that Lenina had chosen to ask Bernard about their private lives in public, though she had behaved like any on the women in the society should have. 

Bernard walking into the hanger where his plane is and tells the Deltas to push it out onto the roof. He thought about how being able to look into the eyes of a Delta was humiliating. He always wonder if people respect him just because he is an Alpha. He had to yell at the Deltas to hurry up because they had blown him off the first time. He flies to the Bureaux of Propaganda to see Helmholtz Watson. 

Watson is the definition of Alpha. He is powerfully built, tall and good looking; he was the Escalator-Squash
champion and has been with 640 different girls in the span of 4 years. Watson realized that all of that stuff was only second best, he wanted something more, he just didn't know what. 

Helmholtz and Bernard begin talking and at one point Bernard thinks someone is listening at the door.

Vocab-

Ruminating- vb. to think or to meditate

Lit. Terms- 

Allusion- Bentito Hoover: Benito Mussolini- Italian politician who led national Fascist Party  and is credited for being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism.

Importance-

The chapter is broken into two parts. The importance of the first part is to show us how Bernard Marx is different than every one else. We also learn a little bit about who Bernard is which in turn shows us how he doesn't fit into the world. Part two, shows us how Bernard compares and contrasts Helmholtz, someone else who doesn't fit into the world.

Bernard and Helmholtz and both individuals in a world where everyone is supposed to be the same. They both have something to say but they have no idea what it is. They know that something about the society is off putting to them, that just can't figure out what.