He tells Bernard the story of how his female companion went missing and was never found. The Director agrees to sign the permits, but he also tells Bernard a story of when he went to the same Reservation. Bernard approaches the Director to receive his signature on the permits needed to enter the Reservation. These are characteristics that are counter to what the people have been programmed to do. Bernard is also unusual in that he enjoys privacy and does not act in an infantile manner when not at work. Lenina's friend is not supportive of Lenina dating Bernard because he is not physically as tall or filled out as the other Alpha Plus males. Lenina has been asked to go to the Savage Reservation by Bernard Marx. It is not expressed that it is Henry Ford they are revering but, they allude to it by making the sign of the T on their chests during ceremonies and the fact that everything is done by means of an assembly line. In this society, Ford is, in effect, their god. First, we meet the Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning for London (D.H.C.), then the Controller, Mustapha Mond, the Controller for Western Europe, and lastly is Lenina Crowne. We meet some of the influential characters in the book.

It is here that the embryos are conditioned and programmed to function in society. This is where human embryos are made, predestination is decided, and the Bokanovsky's Process takes place. The book starts out by introducing us to the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre.

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