As they discuss death and 'phosphorus recovery' 'we can go on being socially useful even after were dead. They pass over Burnham Beeches a satirical allusion to Shakespeare and then the Slough Crematorium. The pilot of the helicopter tells Lenina not to worry, that the savages have enough experience with gas bombs to be of any danger to her. This chapter opens with Lenina and Henry taking off in their helicopter when the Obstacle Golf Course closes. They see electrocuted animal corpses around the fences. They fly to the valley of Malpais, where the reservation is located. Word of Bernards anti-establishment talk gets back to The Director. Bernard wonders what it would be like to have a great affliction without taking soma, and Lenina persuades Bernard to take some soma. He describes the contents of the reservation: Indians, half-breeds, marriage, Christianity, superstitions, extinct languages such as Spanish, ferocious animals, diseases, priests, and lizards. Will Alexander continue to be the Hero he always strived to be Or will he lose himself with the bitterness in his heart Part of. 'Its lucky,' he added, after a pause, 'that there are such a lot of islands in the world.
In this way, John effectively replaces Bernard as the novels protagonist. He tells them that there is no escape from the reservation, that those who are born there are destined to die there. John is dissatisfied with the same aspects of the World State that bothered Bernard in earlier chapters. The Warden tells them of the electric fence surrounding the grounds. They spend the night in a very nice hotel, but Bernard warns her that there will be none of the hotel amenities at the Savage Reservation. Bernard and Lenina arrive via rocket in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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