Bernard's+Reflection+of+the+Service

//What function(s) does this scene perform? What is it doing? //

//Why has it been written? //
 * Introduce concept of equilibrium between emotion and balanced life
 * Portray Fifi Bradloaghs thoughts on the service
 * Strike reader's emotions.
 * Show Bernard's feeling of isolation and misery and his inability to fuse into the "Greater Being"
 * Emphasize Bernard's isolation and contrast to rest of society through the supernatural eyes of FIfi.
 * Show Bernard's feelings that the Service had rather further isolated him from the rest of society.

//What purpose does it serve? How is the scene’s construction (i.e., the way it’s built) conducive to its function & purpose?//
 * Further show Bernard as an anomaly
 * To somewhat strike the reader's emotion
 * Introduce concept of balanced emotions and energies
 * Show that extremes do not exist
 *  Show the contrast in feelings on the Solidarity Service between Bernard and Fifi as a larger context pointing at Bernard's contrasts with the rest of society.
 * Emphasizes Bernard's isolation through his own thoughts
 * emphasizes existence of equilibrium through description of Fifi's dialect. Shows equilibrium also through a connection to service.
 * Shows Bernard's contrast comparatively
 * Shows Fifi's thoughts directly through her dialogue and questioning of Bernard
 * Further emphasized his distinction from society by connecting his isolation in general to his isolation from the "Greater Being." Use of connections