The+First+Date 

What Why How
 * Highlights some of the key differences between Bernard and Lenina's personalities
 * Introduces a few phrases that members of the "civilized" world are taught through hypnopaedia
 * Shows Bernard's desire to be alone with Lenina rather than with her in a crowd as usual
 * Shows Bernard's reluctance to take soma because he would rather be nasty and himself rather than somebody else
 * Shows Lenina's hatred of the ocean where Bernard feels more himself when he stops the helicopter to hover over in silence
 * Describes Bernard's frustrated attempts to introduce Lenina to his unconventional way of thinking
 * Shows Lenina's loyalty to the conventional way of life and her confusion about Bernard's unorthodox behavior
 * Describes when Bernard gives in to temptation by taking soma and having Lenina
 * To show that people tend to be afraid of the unfamiliar, and therefore stick to the familiar as a source of comfort
 * To show that it is not easy to change someone's way of thinking after they have been conditioned to think in a different way
 * To show that Bernard attempts to restrain his temptations, but he ends up giving in
 * To compare Lenina's ideal date with Bernard's ideal date
 * To show Bernard's frustration that Lenina can not understand his unconventional way of thinking
 * Dialogue mainly used throughout the passage
 * Lenina is shown to be terrified of bad weather and the vast ocean
 * Repetition of phrases like "I don't know what you mean," and "I don't understand anything," in Lenina's dialogue to emphasized her incomprehension
 * Sensory imagery to describe the emptiness and blackness of the ocean and night
 * Stream of consciousness or rambling type dialogue when Bernard tries to explain his thoughts