![]() ![]() It's quite possible he ended up having sex with Morgana (and others?) during the "orgy-porgy," but all he can think about now is her unibrow. The first half of the chapter follows Lenina and Henrys date. Bernard agrees with her that "it was wonderful," but he's even more miserable now than he was before, even more isolated.The boys learn about the Bokanovsky and Podsnap Processes that allow the Hatchery to produce thousands of nearly identical human embryos. One of the women present, Fifi Bradlaugh, is described as in "the calm ecstasy of achieved consummation." She is full, happy, perfect. Full Book Summary The novel opens in the Central London Hatching and Conditioning Centre, where the Director of the Hatchery and one of his assistants, Henry Foster, are giving a tour to a group of boys.Next thing you know they're all post-coital-esque on the roof.The group sings a song called "Orgy-porgy.".But he pretends he jumps up and shouts with the rest of the sheep. Bernard can't get into it-even though he's taken the soma with everyone else.Everything's rather sexual, so the repetition of the word "coming" isn't accidental.A Voice from above repeats "Oh, Ford, Ford" and everyone is convinced Ford is coming.What follows is a disturbing, ritualistic ceremony with lots of pounding music, soma, signs of the T, and the creepy words, "I drink to my annihilation." They chant a song (twelve times, that seems to be the magic number) that negates individuality and declares allegiance to greater society. Bernard apologizes for the scene in Mond’s office. tells the students to their shock that such erotic play seemed abnormal in the time before Ford. The circle around the table alternates male-female. Summary: Chapter 18 Bernard and Helmholtz say good-bye to John. Summary In this chapter, the D.H.C.'s tour moves outside into the garden, where the students watch very young children engaged in sexual games. ![]() When the last member arrives, he is reprimanded by the President of the Group for being late.Bernard arrives late, and takes his seat (one of twelve) around a circular table next to a woman named Morgana Rothschild, who has a unibrow and is apparently no fun to sit next to.Apparently this building has seven thousand rooms used for whatever it is Bernard is about to take part in.As the clock strikes nine, it bellows out "Ford, Ford, Ford" nine times.He looks up at the clock-"Big Henry." (London's famous clock is actually called "Big Ben," but they clearly changed the name to honor Henry Ford.).On Thursday, Bernard heads dutifully for his biweekly "Solidarity Service day" at the Fordon Community Singery, adorned with lighted "T" signs and emanating synthetic music."And yet, bottled as she was, and in spite of that second gramme of soma, Lenina did not forget to take al the contraceptive precautions prescribed by the regulations. "Swollowing half an hour before closing time, that second dose of soma had raised a quite impenetrable wall between the actual universe and their minds" Despite all of the soma Lenina and Henry have now consumed, Lenina remembers her contraception in preperation for a night of sex. They then take another soma dose before they return to Henry’s apartment. ![]() They drink coffee with soma before heading off to the Westminster Abbey Cabaret. ![]() As they discuss death and "phosphouros recovery" Lennina reveals her prejudices against certain castes, especially Epsilons. They fly over a place called Burnham Beeches where phosphorous is collected from burning bodies for fertilizer. They also pass the Slough Crematorium. They ditch the game and take off in the helicopter. This chapter opens with Lenina and Henry Foster going on a date to play obstacle golf. ![]()
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