Helmholtz knows there is more for him, but what? As he is leaving his office he is chased by three women who want him to go on a picnic with them. He and Bernard have come together to discuss what Helmholtz can do that interests him more than anything else. He is different and in the Community being different in anyway sets you apart.
Even though physically he is a large, powerful, handsome man (who it is said had 640 different girls in less than four years), he is like Bernard, lonely. He is probably the brightest person working there this sets him apart from his coworkers. Helmholtz is a lecturer at the College of Emotional Engineering (Department of Writing) and also an Emotional Engineer. This is the building in which his one true friend, Helmholtz Watson works. He is envious of any man who was physically bigger than him or more successful with women.īernard flies his helicopter to the Propaganda House. The years of being made fun of by the Alpha men and the years of rejection by women have taken a toll on him. His mantra is "I am I, and wish I wasn't." He feels that no one respects him, not even the Epsilons.
When she wasn't he became angry and felt horrible about how she acted and how he behaved. He thought that she would be like him, shy and private. He is upset that Lenina is not living up to his fantasy of her. To compensate for this he belittles those of a lower caste. Bernard feels inferior to the other Alphas, he is shorter and has less body mass than the average Alpha. Instead it is all too much for Bernard and he rushes away leaving Benito a bit confused. He is only trying to be nice to Bernard when he tells Bernard that he looks down and could use some soma. Meanwhile, Bernard is approached by Benito Hoover who is a very good-natured man. She does not even realize she is just repeating what she was hyponaedically programmed to say. Along the way Lenina sees a group of Gammas and remarks how she hates khaki. His only words to her are that she is "four minutes late." He lifts off and takes them across London to Stoke Poges to play Obstacle Golf. Lenina reaches Henry's helicopter to find Henry waiting for her. Lenina needs to rush to her date with Henry Foster, so she tells Bernard to let her know when they will be going on their trip. She tries to tease him by telling him it would be a perfect place for a game of Obstacle Golf as she knows he does not care for the game. Bernard seizes his opportunity and they go up on the roof. At the last minute before Bernard is totally mortified, the elevator appears to take them up to the roof of the building. She tries to make a joke out of his reaction by telling him how funny he is. He seems embarrassed that she is being so public about it. Also Lenina is confused by Bernard's reaction to her acceptance of the date. She wanted everyone to know she was seeing other people. But Lenina was hoping to dispel any rumors about her relationship with Henry Foster. Bernard is still upset about the conversation the Assistant Predestinator and Henry Foster had about Lenina.
She wants to discuss their plans but Bernard does not want to talk to her in such a public place. She announces to him and anyone else in hearing distance that she would like to go with him to the Savage Reservation in New Mexico. As chapter four begins Lenina is in the Alpha Changing Rooms looking for Bernard Marx.
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