Brave New World (Ch. 4-6)

Chapter 4: (Part 1)

- Lenina speaks with Bernard about their trip to New Mexico.
- Bernard is flushed and automatically appears different than the others when speaking openly about private topics.
- Pg 59 Restatement: "Roof!" Emphasizing the freedom an Epsilon felt when on the roof.
-Voice telling the Epsilon to "go down, go down"...
- Gathered that Lenina has been owned by nearly every alpha male.
- Benito Hoover introduced and notices Bernard's gloomy disposition. Offers the drug: soma to which Bernard refuses.
-  Oh my. Sexual innuendos. Lenina plays Obstacle Golf with Henry Foster.

(Part 2)

- Benito Hoover (as well as others) have made Bernard feel more miserable and much like an outcast.
- The feeling has made him bitter. He is also does not physically look like an alpha. Shorter and slender in proportion.
- Rumor going around that the alcohol in his blood-surrogate is of truth.
- Bernard visits his friend Mr. Helmholtz Watson.
- Helmholtz also has similar defective traits like Bernard. He is quite the ladies man, though.
- Helmholtz has a knowledge of individuality and wishes Bernard would show more pride as he opens himself up to Bernard as Bernard does to him.

Chapter 5: (Part 1)

- When Lenina and Henry go to golf, Henry indulges Lenina with information on chemicals and whatnot.
-Lenina remembers waking up as a little girl and becoming aware of the whispers that haunted her.
- Many of the characters (especially Lenina) quote what is often repeated in their heads. "Every one works for every one else."
- Dead bodies are used to make plants grow. (Fun fact!)
-  They go to Henry's apartment and take soma.
- They go out dancing. Four hundred couples. Damn.

(Part 2)

- Flying cars. Figures. Advanced technology for the win.
- Repeating word "Ford" on Ford's Day.
- Bernard goes to a meeting for those with similar problems. (Like an AA meeting)
- Sign of the T referring to that of the T-Model? Connections with Ford.
- Soma known as "loving cup". Group takes it and begins a hymn.
- Everyone in a sort of dazed stupor, but instead of hearing for "Him" like the others, Bernard only notices the small details of Morgana's eyebrows.
- "Orgy Porgy" is a chant they say.
- Bernard felt even more isolated and miserable for having faked his feeling of "His" arrival.

Chapter 6: (Part 1)

- Lenina's word for Bernard "odd". She contemplates whether to go with Bernard to New Mexico or to the North Pole with Benito Hoover.
- She remembered the time when her and Bernard went out for the first time.
- Bernard is completely out of the norm when conversing with Lenina. He would rather take refuge away from the crowd to get closer to her rather than mingle.
- Bernard watching the sea very calmly while Lenina thinks it's horrible.
- Bernard talks to Lenina about being free and Lenina is all, "You're acting crazy."
- Lenina persuades Bernard to take four somas.
- Bernard is just dead inside after they part from spending time together.

(Part 2)

- Bernard goes to the Director so as to get a paper signed to go see the New Mexico Reservation.
- Director suddenly talks about how a while ago he went to the reservation with a girl he was with and she was lost for good at the reservation.
- Bernard seemed almost jealous that the Director went on an adventure at the reservation.
- The Director suddenly becomes angry that he was caught explaining his awful experience and threatens to send Bernard to Iceland.
- Bernard's spirits are lifted and goes off to tell Helmholtz, who awkwardly says nothing back. Yeah.

(Part 3)

- Bernard and Lenina arrive at the reservation.
- Warden is introduced. He is loud, moon faced, and talks a LOT.
- He talks about the savages and the fence of death. Etc. Lenina, "You don't say!" Entire time.
- Bernard freaks out when he realizes that he's going to be sent to Iceland.
- Bernard ends up taking some soma, which calms him down and he starts to laugh at dumb jokes.
- "Savages won't do you any harm. They've got enough experience of gas bombs to know they mustn't play any tricks." What does Bernard mean by that? Huh...