John vs Lenina

John and Lenina obviously come from two completely different cultures and lifestyles. The reader can understands this seperation by observing the reactions to each others actions. Lenina, grew up in the World State. Everything thing she has learned and understands came from the conditioning of the DHC. The hypnopedic treatments have taught her that everyone belongs to everyone else. She sees nothing wrong in two people who like each have sex without any other emotions. This freaks John out because he grew up on the reservation in, what we would call, a normal upbringing. However, in contrast to Lenina's hypnopedia lessons, John has learned his veiw of the world by reading the plays of Shakespeare. These plays have taught him about loving one person and being with them forever, a concept Lenina does not understand and thinks its a terrible idea. John's ubringing can also be seen as different than the World State by his reaction to his mother's death at the hospital. He has learned from Shakespeare that death is a bad thing and does everthing he can to prevent his mother's death. Unfortunatly, the World State teaches everyone that death is not a bad thing and is necessary for the society to operate. From the reations of Lenina and John when they are together makes it obvious that both characters have learned about the world in two different ways. Lennina through the DHC and hypnopedia and John through the reservation and his reading and understanding of Shakespeare