Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley: Section 2

Before Bernard and Lenina embark on their holiday in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, they are given an informational lecture by an Alpha-Minus. Lenina decided to take advantage of this time as a reason to take soma. As a result, Lenina was no longer paying attention to the information presented, and at the same time Bernard was worrying about a situation back in Civilization. During this talk, the Warden repeated warnings such as, "'There is no escape from a Savage Reservation'" (Huxley, 102). When I first read this passage, it was soon after being informed that the D.H.C. had lost a lover in the Savage Reservation. With this knowledge, and the constant warning from the Alpha-Minus, I assumed this scene was foreshadowing of a tragic event that would take place on the Reservation. I later found out I was not correct about this, but rather Bernard and Lenina found the forgotten lover of the D.H.C. Furthermore, the repetitive warning foreshadowed these two vacationers discovering a fellow civilized human; Bernard later goes against this belief and is able to get Linda off the Reservation.

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