Lenina and Henry finish obstacle golf then fly over to Henry's apartment. They fly over a crematorium. Lenina then remebers walking up as a child and and hearing phrases being told to her. At dinner they have coffee and soma tablets. They then walk to the Westminster Abbey to listen to the band. They then take more soma and go back to Henrys apartment.
Part 2.
Bernard attends Solitary Services. He finds a seat next to Morgana Rothschild. The President then starts and passes around strawberry ice-cream soma. They get passed around for 12 verses of the hymn. Everyone thought that someone or something is coming except Bernard. One person asked what he thought of the service and he lied and said it was wonderful. In the end, the only thing that he could think of was Morgana's unibrow.
Importance: The way soma changes the mood/individual.
Lit. Terms: Irony, "Bottle of mine, its you I've wanted. Bottle of mine, why was I ever decanted?.."
Vocab: Majestic, Adj. Grand.
Malthusian Blues
Showing what the people act like in this society.
Part 1- What they Did, raves
Part 2, Meeting/Church type thing.
Polly, can you go further into discussing the importance? You have the basic gist, but why is soma even necessary? Why is it fit into religious ceremonies? Why even keep the ceremony and the idea of oneness without the religion?
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