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//What function(s) does this scene perform? What is it doing? // // Why has it been written? What purpose does it serve? //
 * introduce John and show his attitude toward the sacrifices
 *  describe Linda, show Lenina's reaction to her and explain her past
 *  provide a link between Linda and the DHC
 *  show a contrast between the World State customs and the customs of the reservation
 *  John and Linda become key characters throughout the rest of the book. They are prominent figures in the demise of the DHC and they are important in the way the World State reacts to people from a reservation.
 *  before chapter 7, the reader thought that the DHC strictly followed all of the customs of the World State. However, as the chapter progresses, the reader realizes that he fathered a child.
 * the custom differences shown in this chapter are key to realizing the different attitudes characters display when they are under different sets of rules. For example, Linda followed how she was conditioned and slept with multiple men, but the girlfriends of the men beat her because they were raised to only sleep with one man at a time.

// How is the scene’s construction (i.e., the way it’s built) conducive to its function & purpose? // 
 * Huxley describes John and Linda through Lenina's eyes. The reader gets a picture of the Savage and his mom through her reactions to them.
 * According to Bernard's reaction, the author decides not to make a big deal about the fact that the DHC fathered a child, even though the reader realizes it at the same time as Bernard does. Huxley allows for the biggest reaction to be from the people back in the World State when they found out what their director did.