BNW- blog 7

Chapter 6

Summary-
Part 1: Lenina decides that she likes Bernard but he is just so odd. She would much rather go to the Savage Reservation with Bernard than go back to the dreaded North Pole with Benito Hoover again. Lenina tries to do something with Bernard but he hates all of her suggestions and renders them all a waste of time. Lenina somehow persuades him to go to a Wrestling match. Lenina offers him soma all night but he refuses saying he would rather be himself and nasty rather than take some and be happy. On their way back home, Bernard stops the helicopter and hovers over a raging river. Lenina cries and pleads Bernard to fly away he finally does. They fly in silence for awhile, suddenly Bernard bursts out laughing. Lenina asks if he is feeling better and he replies by grabbing her boob. They fly back to Bernard where he takes four soma tablets and they proceed to have sex. When they confront each other the next day Bernard tells her that he didn't want to have sex with her yet. He would have liked to have waited.  Lenina then tells Fanny everything that happens and all she says is 'I told you so'.

Part 2: Bernard goes to see the Director to get a permit to go the the Savage Reservation with Lenina. The Director tells Bernard that about 25 years ago he took a woman to the Reservation. The girl ends up going missing during a storm and the Director had to return without her. The director says he still has nightmares of waking up in the middle of a storm and her not being there. He then tells Bernard that is he doesn't start acting like a true Alpha then he is going to be exiled to a Sub-Centre in Iceland. Bernard leaves the office feeling like he can to anything. He is proud that of what the Director has said about him. He goes to tell Helmholtz. Helmholtz disapproves of the way Bernard is boasting and hates his self-pity attitude and shows no interest.

Part3: Lenina and Bernard are on a rocket on their way to the Savage Reservation. They overnight in an extravagant hotel in Santa Fe. The hotel has so many luxuries that Lenina wishes they could stay there. Bernard tells her that she could stay while he went on the the Reservation. Lenina is offended and insists that she wants to go. They need the signature of the Reservation Warden to be able to proceed onto the actually reservation. The Warden is telling Lenina random facts about the Reservation when Bernard realizes that he left Eau de Cologne scent tap on and if it remains on it will cost him a fortune. Eager to go call Helmholtz to get him to turn it off Bernard tries to hustle the little meeting along but the Warden keeps telling Lenina meaningless facts that she's not retaining anyway because she is high on soma. Bernard is finally able to call Helmholtz but he has some terrible news for Bernard. The Director has said, in public, that he is looking for a replacement for Bernard because he is being exiled to Iceland. After he hangs up Lenina convinces Bernard to take four soma tablets. They then, board a plane and fly over all of these places to a pueblo in the Reservation where they will take part int the Savage rituals and dances. Bernard has been asleep for the whole flight and awakes to find the pilot telling Lenina that the Savages won't hurt them during their vacation. 




Vocab-
Cajolery- noun- persuasion by flattery or promises
Solecism- noun- a breach of good manners or etiquette
Intrinsically- adjective- belonging to a thing by its very nature
Brachycephalic- adjective- having a head nearly as broad from side to side as from front to back
Octoroon- noun- a person having one-eighth black ancestry





Lit. Terms-

Allusions:
Geroge Edze ~ George Engel- German anarchist and labor union activist

Jean-Jacues Habibullah ~ Names of several Afghanistan Kings and Arabic for "beloved of God"

"A gramme in time saves nine."~ 'A stitch in time saves nine' ~ A timely effort will prevent more work later.



Importance-
We learn more about how Bernard is an individual. Lenina really likes Bernard and is attracted to him, she just wishes he weren't so odd. Which is ironic because in our world he is a normal person with thoughts and feelings of his own. Lenina is a product of the society, she only sees outside appearance of things. 

The Director has decided to send to Bernard to Iceland. What will happen to Bernard and Lenina? Will Bernard become a product of society or will he remain an individual?