"Bernard meanwhile lay pensive and wide-eyed in the dark. It was long after midnight before he fell asleep. Long after midnight; but his insomnia had not been fruitless; he had a plan."
(pg. 140)
Aldous Huxley threw a couple of twists into this story that made it much more interesting. As previously revealed in a phone call, Bernard Marx was going to be relocated to Iceland by the Director. How severe of a punishment this is supposed to be I do not know. Iceland just sounds like a bad place to go to though. However, Huxley, in the quote above, foreshadows that Bernard Marx may have a trick up his sleeve to fight this punishment. I'm guessing that it obviously will incorporate the Director's son and Linda. One thing that is intriguing, however, is how swiftly the Director came to this decision. It was yet another one of Huxley's unexpected twists in the story. I thought that the Director's threats were just warnings and that Bernard would be given many chances especially since he was an alpha, a very important and intelligent person. I think Bernard thought that as well since he was so shocked when Helmholtz Watson told him the news. I wonder if Huxley will yet again incorporate another twist to the story in the upcoming forshadowed event.
any guesses as to the plan up Bernard's sleeve?
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