Brave New World Notes (Ch. 7)

• Lenina complaining about the reservation isn't just normal aversion to nature, it's the hypnopaedic conditioning at work
• "I wish we could have brought the plane"
• Emphasis on consumerism, like with their equipment dependent sports
• "Yes, and civilization is sterilization"
• Bernard obviously does not mean this in a positive sense
• Bernard goes out of his way to make controversial statements
• Lenina finds the "remorseless persistence of the drums" appealing, why?
• Drum beats provide structure and order through repetition, much like the BNW
• The ritual Bernard and Lenina witness is traumatic even by today's standards
• Represents the polar opposite of life in the BNW
• deliberate self-punishment, rather than forced self-indulgence
• Linda is an interesting character
• Even after all those years, she still retains habits from the BNW
• Testament to the power of conditioning?  Or is it natural to cling to the beliefs one had when growing up?