Brave New World - Thirteen

"'The Savage,' wrote Bernard, 'refuses to take soma, and seems much distressed because the woman Linda, his m-----, remains permanently on holiday.  It is worthy of note that, in spite of his m-----'s senility and the extreme repulsiveness of her appearance, the savage frequently goes to see her and appears to be much attracted to her- an interesting example of the way in which early conditioning can be made to modify and even run counter to natural impulses'" (pg 160-61).

This chapter did not possess any striking examples of literary terms, so I suppose I will just write a reflection on the strange plot twist that the chapter gave me.  Contrary to previous chapters, Bernard is now overwhelmingly popular, the Director is gone, Linda is drugged, John is beloved, and Lenina is in a lover's wreck, which made for a very confusing reading experience.  Like chapter three, I noticed that Huxley broke up the plot into defined sections through page breaks.  He probably thought that this would help to ease the reading, but it really just made it very jumpy for me.

I chose the above quote because I felt that it truly defined this chapter as a whole on the basis that it contributes the most to the dramatic rising actions facing our characters.  It would appear as though all the death talk is foreshadowing Linda's impending death, but since John was not trained like the others, he may struggle with her passing.  "The Savage" (John) appears to be a celebrity in the Hatchery- I guess this would compare to if Big Foot enrolled in Roncalli?  Bernard also faces this inflated status for having brought John to the new world.  I feel like the most prominent irony in this situation is the different levels of Savages in this novel.  Linda is a Savage who was forced into seclusion and complete embarrassment, yet John was beloved and even asked to make love with Lenina.  I feel as though this distinction between John and Linda as Savages is a key factor in the upcoming plot.  Wow, I just realized that when Monda said, "He won't find another Savage to help him out a second time," it could support my theory that there are distinctions in the types of Savages for which the new world is looking.