![]() ![]() She complains that her son John seems more influenced by the Indian society in which he has been raised than of the society of The Other Place, which she still holds as the ideal, and indeed, only way to live. She does not understand a society in which everyone does not belong to everyone else, that is, have sex with everyone else, and all the women have turned against her because all the men used to come and have sex with her. She whispers about the madness of the Malpais society: they mend, they wear hard wool, and they practice monogamy. Linda is absolutely ecstatic to see pieces of the Other Place, and she touches Lenina's clothing and babbles, reminiscing about aspects of World State life like the buildings, the contraception, and how much she has missed the sterility of civilization. She is revolted as Linda, reeking of alcohol, embraces her and even kisses her. Lenina is beyond disgusted with the wrinkled, filthy woman. Bernard remembers that the Director's name is Thomas. The young man tells Bernard that the man's name was Tomakin. Linda fell while walking alone and was rescued by members of Malpais. He explains that he and his mother Linda are strangers in the Reservation, and that she had come from The Other Place before he was born, with a man who was his father. Lenina stares at him, admiring his body, and he blushes. He tells Bernard and Lenina that he wishes it had been him who had been whipped, because he wanted to be the sacrifice to Pookong and Jesus to make rain come and corn grow. ![]() ![]() He asks Bernard and Lenina if they have come from The Other Place. This has two meanings: first, that the civilization is made possible in part by the sterilization of roughly seventy percent of the female population, and second, that cleanliness is paramount and. He seems out of place because he speaks faultless English and has straw-colored hair and white skin. They meet a young man, John, in Indian dress. But soon the similarity disappears, as naked painted dancing people emerge, shrieking, with snakes, and crucifixes, whipping a young man until he bleeds. The habitants are called Indians and they are. She sees a ceremony and hears drums and mistakes it for an orgy-porgy. Because of Lenina and Bernard have taken soma, they cannot understand what they are shown during the guided tour. He even goes as far as to suggest that she has missed out on a wonderful experience, having not been a mother herself. She is horrified to see women nursing, and more horrified when Bernard is touched by its intimacy. Lenina searches her pockets and discovers with horror that she left her soma in the hotel. Bernard explains that old age is prevented outside the reservation through inoculations and the artificially constructed chemical balance of youth which scientists create. 110 She sees an old man for the first time and wonders what is wrong with him. 110 she says, and Bernard responds sarcastically with another piece of sleep-taught wisdom, "Yes, and civilization is sterilization." Chapter 7, pg. "Cleanliness is next to fordliness," Chapter 7, pg. She is disgusted and incredulous when she sees the garbage and the flies where people are living. She complains about having to walk, and about how he smells. Lenina sees the buildings of Malpais from a distance and condemns it as queer, along with the Indian guide who is taking them to the pueblo, or town. ![]()
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