First comes love, then comes...rejection? (Brave New World-13)

"There was a moment's silence; then, in a very low voice 'I love you more than anything in the world,' he said.
'Then why on earth didn't you say so?' she cried, and intense was her exasperation that she drove her sharp nails into the skin of his wrist." (Brave New World, page 192)


Poor John. So much for loving Lenina. I kind of expected this to happen. The different societies in which they were raised made it impossible for the two characters to ever be actually capable of loving each other. Love for John means pure and real emotion whereas Lenina thinks sex is true love. The author creates a mood of emotion in this chapter. The chapter begins by the reader seeing the conflict that Lenina is facing in her feelings for John. In result of her conflict, she goes to see John. John confesses his love for Lenina. In result, an atmosphere of enthrallment is created. However, this mood is quickly changed when John becomes infuriated with Lenina and he calls her a "whore". Effectively, the reader's attention is captured by creating this mood. The authors diction and imagery create a scene that is easily pictured. By creating these different moods, the reader is also able to better understand the characters. The true personality of both characters in this chapter is further identified. It could also be said that John and Lenina are foil character's. John and Lenina are completely different. Their personality, actions and their values are opposites. In this way, they are foil characters to each other. In result of this, the reader is truly able to distinguish the differences between the two  characters of this novel.