Questions-
What will happen if the World State runs out of soma (specifically to Lenina)?
Why doesn't John want to be with Lenina?
What is the point of having orgy-porgys instead of privatized sex?
Aswers-
1. Lenina is extremely dependent on soma to get her through her days, as the reader can see when she exclaims repeatedly "Oh, how I wish I had my soma!" (125). She will never face a problem; instead, she will just drown it out with soma. Her addiction to the drug could prove costly if the World State were to ever run out of ingredients or plainly stop making soma. I believe that if this happens Lenina will enter withdrawal, problems will build up on her and she won't be able to handle the pressure. Because of these consequences Lenina's mind won't even be able to consider what is past conditioning anymore; thus, John will stop to love her and their relationship will end.
2. John refuses to have Lenina because of the lack of intellectual ability she posses. Although she sometimes shows moments of being able to push past conditioning it is apparent to John and the reader that she will never be able to live the way John wants to live with someone whom he loves.
3. Even love represents a threat to stability founded on uniformity. Because of this the dystopian society has created shameless orgies, "orgy-porgies." These allow for people to have their satisfaction without becoming emotionally attached to any one of their lovers. Through this, no emotions are conjured about or between the people. Because of the acts shamelessness and false anonymity, the participants only feel satisfaction which is exactly what they are supposed to achieve. This is reminded to the reader as Lenina reminds Bernard that "when the individual feels, the community reels," (94).
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