After+Bernard+takes+Soma

What function does this scene perform? What is it doing?
 * Scene allows the reader to see Bernard give into his animalistic needs.
 * The power of soma is further expressed through consumption.
 * This scene is giving a look at the morning after of a typical soma trip.

Why has it been written?
 * To show the average end to a soma-holiday,
 * This scene gives the reader an idea of how sex is an integral part of society.
 * Offers the reader a chance to see Bernard first question the mores of the World State.

How is its construction conducive to its function and purpose?
 * Bernard’s dialogue with Lenina after he takes soma exemplifies his desire for Lenina.
 * By repeating Bernard’s talk of “incomprehensible and dangerous nonsense” twice in the scene, Huxley plants the seedling for future defiance of World State customs