The+Savage+Declares+Love

= Chapter 13, Scene 3: The Savage Declares Love =


 * What?**
 * Lenina has an interaction with John
 * The two characters clearly both have some type of feelings for each other
 * John wants to prove his worth to Lenina, "Ill do anything" (Huxley 190).
 * John has the idea of marriage in mind
 * Johns emotions quickly change from happiness to anger when Lenina's only intent is sex
 * Describes Lenina's attempt to have John
 * Describes John's violence toward Lenina as he calls her names and pushes her away
 * Explains how Lenina takes refuge in the bathroom until John leaves
 * Shows John's exit due to a telephone conversation after he paces the room reciting Shakespeare for a while


 * Why?**
 * Contrasts how love is interpreted in this society compared to normal standards
 * To show that in this society love is viewed primarily as sex
 * Shows that Johns views drastically differ from the others in this society
 * To show that John does not give in to his temptation
 * To provide a link for why John goes to the hospital in the next chapter


 * How?**
 * The scene is composed by having the two characters, John and Lenina interact with each other
 * Values of sex is demonstrated by one character while the other demonstrates values of love
 * Both characters are very emotional during this scene
 * The scene is primarily depicted through dialogue
 * Use of italicized words for emphasis
 * Quotes from Shakespeare's works in John's dialogue to explain his thoughts
 * Lenina's dialogue includes hypnopaedic phrases showing her societal values
 * Repetition of phrases like "impudent strumpet" throughout the scene to emphasize John's feelings (Huxley 196).
 * Only showing the reader one side of the telephone conversation to allow them to predict and infer