Summary: Henry and Lenina finish off their date. To return to Henry's they have to walk through the lower caste barracks, and the Crematorium, where we learn that death isn't a big deal in this world. You are burned in the crematorium and then used as phosphorous to make the plants grow. Henry makes the point that everyone is made equal chemically so even the Epsilons are useful. Henry and Lenina have dinner together where they both take a lot of soma and head downtown to listen to music. In Part 2, Bernard has to go to his bi-weekly meeting of "Solidarity Service Day". He goes to a large building and sits around a circular table with 12 spots. When everyone arrives they take soma and sing songs and chant. People think that Henry Ford is coming, Bernard feels absolutely nothing and thinks they are waiting for no one.
My Interpretation: This chapter was full of many allusions pointing to religion, landmarks. it also shows us just how much soma controls these people. They are being controlled by pleasure. You take this magic drug and everything is fine, you don't even care because you can't think.
Allusions: Big Henry- Big Ben clock in London, The 12 spots- alludes to the 12 disciples
Vocab: galvanic-adj-energizing; exultant-adj-highly elated;
ironies: gathering in Westminister Abbey (a church) to do non religious things, pretty much worshiping Ford in this world with no religion
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