hive+of+industry

What:
 * Establishes detailed setting of Bloomsbury Centre
 * Revisits idea of fertilization in the factory
 * Talks about the ease of producing new humans
 * Bernard is called out as a radical by the Director and is banished to Iceland
 * Introduces Linda and John to the Director
 * The Director is actually John's father

Why:
 * Allows the reader to once again visualize the Predestination room
 * Characterizes Bernard as an outcast to society and demonstrates what is deemed as immoral behavior in the novel
 * Makes the reader aware of how humans are considered dispensable
 * The Director is actually putting on an act because he has skeletons in his closet

How:
 * Narrator gives an overview of "the hive of industry"
 * John and Linda's reactions to seeing the Director
 * Bernard's conversation with the Director when he tells Bernard that he is banished to Iceland