Conflicts

Lenina shrugged her shoulders. "A gramme is always better than a damn," she concluded with dignity, and drank the sundae herself. pg 90

Chapter six portrays just how much the characters depend on soma to be happy. Lenina believes that it's a miracle potion that cures everything. When Bernard starts talking about his feelings, Lenina keeps saying things like, "Why you don't take soma when you have these dreadful ideas of yours. You'd forget all about them." and "Remember one cubic centimetre cures ten gloomy sentiments." Throughout this chapter, Bernard experiences an external conflict with Lenina. He wants to show her his real thoughts about how he  wishes to be free of the social caste system. He contradicts himself though by giving in and drinking the soma, a symbol of conformity in the book. Lenina experiences conflict as well-she wants to like Bernard but she just finds him so odd. So far, the two have a very complicated relationship...and I get the feeling that Bernard is using Lenina...We'll see how these conflicts will work themselves out as the book goes along.