Brave New World | Ch. 7.1 – Snakes, Smells, and Savage Reservations

In this episode of Banned Camp, Jennifer and Dan reach Chapter 7 of Brave New World, where Bernard and Lenina finally arrive at the Savage Reservation — and instantly regret it. Lenina hates the smells, the dust, and the people; Bernard tries to stay philosophical, and Robot ends up the only one keeping his composure.

The two witness poverty, age, motherhood, and death — everything their sanitized society has erased. Jennifer defends the locals’ dignity while Dan compares Lenina to a modern influencer who just lost her Wi-Fi and her Soma. They also tackle a listener email about racial slurs Huxley uses in the text, turning it into a candid discussion on language and ignorance. By the time an old man totters down the ladder and Lenina realizes she’s run out of Soma, chaos is guaranteed.

Things to Listen For

• Bernard and Lenina’s first impressions of the Savage Reservation.
• The clash between comfort and authenticity — why Lenina can’t handle “real life.”
• The debate over natural aging, youth culture, and “vampire billionaires.”

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Topics Covered

Brave New World, Aldous Huxley, Bernard Marx, Lenina, Savage Reservation, Malpais, hypnopaedia, Soma, aging, race and language, banned books