Oct 8, 2008

Brave New World | Chapter 4 Summary and Analysis

New Characters
Benito Hoover: an Alpha man who is friendly with Lenina

George Edzel: another Alpha man who is friendly with Lenina

Helmholtz Watson: an Alpha-Plus man who is almost too intelligent because he feels apart from and at odds with society; a friend and confidant of Bernard

Summary
Part 1
The upper-class Alphas and Betas are coming from the locker rooms and heading for the elevators to the roof, where helicopters shuttle workers to home, games, or other entertainment. Lenina finds Bernard in the crowd. She tells him she wants to go to the Savage...