Summary - In New Mexico, Lenina acts like every other controlled person, while Bernard is more himself. Lenina wants to attend female wrestling matches or play golf while Bernard wants to do something more private: walk and talk. She thinks this is weird and starts to have second thoughts about NM. Bernard stops his helicopter above the water and starts to talk to Lenina about ignoring her conditioning and being her own person. She begs him to stop talking of such blasphemy and starts to cry. He finally makes her happy by fondling her and driving away from the water. When asked of he enjoyed their date, he says they should of waited to sleep together. Lenina tells Fanny that she still likes Bernard but doesn't describe his physical features, only the way they walk.
In this chapter, we see how different Bernard is from everyone else and how independent he is as a human. Because we see that in him, we also see how controlled Lenina is
Vocab - Cajorery - noun - coaxing or flattery intended to persuade someone to do something
Derisively - adj - expressing contempt or ridicule
Colton - good you're going in the right direction
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