Brave New World - Six

"The group was now complete, the solidarity circle perfect and without flaw.  Man, woman, man, in a ring of endless alternation round the table.  Twelve of them ready to be made one, waiting to come together, to be fused, to lose their separate identities in a larger being" (pg 80).

In an apostrophe to Ford, twelve humans from the society ask for unity.  Ford is like their version of God, and this "ring of endless alternation" seems to be what reminds me of a ritual calling for the spirits with some old lady in a really long dress - all that is missing seems to be a glass ball to see through.  Another small detail is that they make the sign of the T, which represents our version of the Sign of the Cross, only is used to represent the Ford T Model - which is when this societies time system became effective.  The ritual is very feasible with the chants, dancing, and prayer leading up to the tangible feeling of an out-of-this-world spirit.  This could allude to the Last Supper, where the twelve (possibly conveying the Twelve Apostles) followers pass the cup.  Ironically, one is doubtful.  Bernard Marx could still become the Judas of the story who undoubtedly ends the cycle of the caste system.  Marx is further portrayed in this ceremony as a blushing fool who is not fully convinced on the necessity of the World's ethics and values.  The personality traits so far displayed in Marx (e.g. doubtful, timid, and judgmental) seem to characterize him as an outcast who could very likely be a foil characer, but I cannot tell with whom yet.  If I had to guess (I like to predict things as you may be able to tell), Henry Foster would be his opposite since he seems so confident and he also is very active in the science and manufacturing of the embyos.