Chapter Eleven

In recent events, The Director has resigned because of his humiliation leaving Bernard and his job safe. Bernard is now renown for being the one who discovered the savage. which he is. This has boosted his popularity and confidence creating a positive change in his sex life. He even states that he has been having sexual relations with more than two girls in one day, but no new events occur between him and Lenina.

From Bernard's new self esteem boost, he has been feeling happier and satisfied with life in the world state, which I find ironic because when he had a poor sex life he was feeling curious and unsatisfied with his conditioned life. However now that his sex life is thriving, he is enjoying his conditioned life but really his sex life seemed to have little to do with his problems before. He was upset because he wanted to express more emotion and felt like an outsider but now it seems strange that all that has gone away now that he can have more sex

Obviously the frequent talk of sex in this chapter would be horrifying to many readers. Even I could understand limiting the age group who would be allowed to read this book because the content simply wouldn't be appropriate to young children. However I am enjoying the shock value of this novel. Chapters like this interest me because as I am further surprised I am further drawn in to read more so for me, if this book weren't so inappropriate in some sense I wouldn't enjoy it as much as I do. I think the author wrote the novel in this way for such a purpose.

We also learn in this chapter that Lenina has feelings for John who is also now known as "the savage". Lenina has began to realize that he is very good looking and has begun to lust after him. When placed with the opportunity to engage in sexual relations with her, John does not do so. He has some feelings for her but still does not engage in these sexual acts. The differences between his mind and those of the World State are beginning to create some conflict. Since he has not been conditioned like Lenina has he does not think of sex the way she does which is really quite meaningless.

The shock value of this book is largely criticized but as strange as it gets I am enticed to read more!