"Bernard stood watching the retreating twinkle of the white stockings, the sunburnt knees vivaciously bending and unbending again, again, and the softer rolling of those well-fitted corduroy shorts beneath the bottle green jacket." PAGE 60
This use of imagery provides the visual of Lenina as he sees her. He could barely talk to her, but the way he views her says that he likes her. It is interesting to see how people view others through their eyes and how views of some people can be so drastically different. I feel sorry for Bernard because he seems to have good intentions, but in a way also brings the solidarity upon himself. People give him trouble because he is not physically the same as the other alphas. He gets made fun of and people do not respect him. It was nice of Lenina to accept his date offer even though it seems to have troubled him even more. He thought that is what he wanted, but now he is not sure. I think that he is confused about his emotions and it was a good idea to try to talk to his friend. I do not think that his plan worked out like he had hoped because his friend decides to talk about his own issues instead.
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