Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Brave New World Ch 6

Bernard at the beginning of chapter 6 was extremely odd. Very different. 
Bernard was entitled to a permit 
Lenina compares the North Pole to the west (indirect characterization) she only cares about material things such as getting into a savage reservation (not for the historical significance, but how very rare it is to get into it) 
Henry compared Bernard to a rhino( don't respond properly to conditioning) 
The Lake District (northern England) where much of early romantic poetry was written
Bernard again refused to take the soma when lenina is forcing him because he doesn't seem happy. 
Lenina enjoys crowds, yet doesn't quite understand individually like Bernard does (who fights to be away from crowds as much as possible) 
Bernard expressed to Lenina about his true inner feelings and opinions on the society and how everyone's not free. Lenina disagrees and says we are happy..... But happy because of pharmaceuticals they take (soma) 
Bernard had given up on the conversation and finally took the soma 
Huxley begins and ends the chapter with the word odd (describing Bernard) because he's using 3rd person omnitient. We're listening to the voice and opinion of Lenina. 
Bernard is odd. Is that a good thing? Or bad? 

Part 2: Bernard's perspective- 
Suprised by his suprise: foreshadowing 
The director did the forbidden( reminisced) 
Helmholtz had negative reinforcement and Bernard actually cares about him other than the Director. The director gave away too much information to Bernard about the situation regarding the New Mexico trip. The purpose of that memory is there to foreshadow that that women may still be there alive and Bernard will find her. 

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