Aftermath+of+The+First+Date 

What Why How
 * Shows that Bernard regrets his decision to sleep with Lenina the night before
 * Explains Lenina's reaction to Bernard's regret
 * Contrasts Bernard's reaction of regret with Lenina's reaction that sleeping with each other on the first date was completely normal
 * Describes Lenina's insecurity about her physical characteristics
 * Describes Bernard's desire to feel passion and emotion
 * Explains that Bernard thinks the society treats passion and emotion like infants
 * Shows Fanny referencing alcohol in Bernard's surrogate again
 * Describes Lenina's attraction to Bernard even though he is odd
 * To show that one of the main goals within this society is to be "pneumatic"
 * To contrast Bernard's desire to be mature with Lenina's desire to be infantile
 * To show that Bernard wishes he acted more like an adult and restrained his impulses
 * To show that Lenina still insists upon the instinctive hypnopaedic lessons of the society
 * To show Bernard continuing to challenge the norms of the society, especially the society's infancy with regard to feelings and desire
 * Passage consists primarily of dialogue between the two characters
 * Usage of negative tone words to contradict seemingly positive dialogue
 * Alternating between Bernard's unconventional dialogue challenging the norms of the society and Lenina's repetition of instinctive, hypnopaedic lessons
 * The simile comparing Lenina to meat in Bernard's mind
 * The use of short phrases of Bernard's dialogue coming through as Lenina tries to avoid hearing his "nonsense"