Brave New World: Chapter 9

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Chapter 9 of the Novel “Brave New World” written by Aldous Huxley, deals with a trip to the Savage Reservation in New Mexico.
Lenina has taken enough soma and goes on a so called “soma- holiday”. Soma is a drug which has a joyful effect; you skip the present and have happy hallucinations. So Lenina will beabsent for eighteen hours. Bernard visits Mustapha Mond on the next day. He has seven hours left until Lenina will be back from her “soma- holiday”. Bernard goes to the world controller`s office in Whitehall and talks about his plan to make an experiment with John and Linda.
He plans to bring them back to civilized London and says it
will be of sufficient scientific interest.

Meanwhile John is back at the restroom and looks for for Bernard, he does not find anyone. He goes into the house and finds
Lenina`s suit-case .
He is fascinated by the smell of her perfume, takes her scarf and is very happy about seeing such nice things. Then he finds the other room where Lenina is lying on the bed.
John is overcome by emotions. He quotes something from Shakespeare`s Romeo and Juiliet in his thoughts and also wants to touch Lenina’s body. But he stops and is ashamed of his thoughts about Lenina.
The sound of a helicopter disturbs his thoughts and he leaves the room.