"It was warm and bright on the roof. The summer afternoon was drowsy with the hum of passing helicopters; and the deeper drone of the rocket-planes hastening, invisible, through the bright sky five or six miles overhead was like a caress on the soft air. Bernard Marx drew a deep breath. He looked up into the sky and round the blue horizon and finally down into Lenina's face" (page 59).
Aldous Huxley, although sometimes he writes in a confusing style, has a way with describing the scenery around in this novel. I truly can visualize what he's talking about. But here's where I'm confused: are these clones ALLOWED to go out of the building? Are Lenina and Bernard even clones at all or do they just work at the clone "factory?" If they are clones, it just seems odd that they are allowed to wander around the world without any sort of supervision. I mean, yes, it's great that they can see what the world is, but these people seem to be afraid of everything. They live in a sterilized community, after all! Why would they want to be around dirt? Why are they even outside????? In a sense though, I am amazed at how much these clones appreciate beauty. At least, Bernard does. Even though they are pretty much told how to think, they all see the world differently. It showcases that they have feelings and are individuals even though they are all raised the same way. Maybe this is an important theme for the novel. I am going to continue to ponder this as I read.
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