Bernard should be called b@stard for stabbing the director in the back. Because he did this and he was the guardian of a Savage (ohhhhh), people revered him. The talks of someone accidently giving him alcohol in his embryo development were silent. Bernard's job is to look out for the Savage and basically take notes on his thoughts as if he were an experiment.
Bernard brags to Helmholtz about the attention he is getting from being the guardian of the savage. He has gotten women whenever he has wanted to. Helmholtz does not share the enthusiasm that Bernard shares for this feat so Bernard decides to leave him.
Its weird but it seems as though Lenina is developing feelings for John. A few chapters ago she kind of liked Bernard and now she kind of likes John. My thoughts is that she has that child-like irk to like what she can't have. She liked Bernard because he was different and initially denied her, but eventually (with the help of soma) slept with her. Now John is the modest one who refuses to sleep with her because that is childish.
Since Lenina was nice to Bernard before all the fame and she helped "discover" John, she gets to run errands with John when Bernard is busy. Today she took him to the feelies. Honestly the way Huxley described this scene was weird. The machine is designed to give you sensations and hear noises that are prevocative. During the process, you watch a movie called Three Weeks in a Helicopter. Basicaly, a dark man and a woman are together. He develops feelings for her and well she declines those feelings. He turns stalker and kidnaps her on a helicopter for three weeks. Three Alphas manage to rescue her and in gratitude she becomes their woman in a polygamy relationship. John doesn't like the film. Lenina hopes that this night they might sleep together but instead he steps into a different cab and says "Good night" with stern resolution that he is going home alone tonight.
Chapter 12--
Bernard sets up an extravagant party to host the savage and show him off. Arch Community-Songster of Canterbury, a celebrity, is also invited to the party. The only problem is, after the day with Lenina, John does not want to see anyone and he refuses to leave his room. Bernard begs him to come out because this is his opportunity to shine and really be respected in the community. Everyone, including the songster, gets angry because they were denied the show they came to see. Ridiculing Bernard commenced immediately, with such snide comments as “I knew it the whole time that someone accidently slipped alcohol in his embryo-state.” People left and Bernard’s fame as well as his ego got reduced to below average.
Bernard goes to Helmholtz to reconcile because of his bad behavior. Helmholtz is more than happy to reconcile.
Chapter 13--
As mentioned in chapter 11 synopsis, Lenina is a bit down because she has obviously developed feelings for John who denies her. Henry invites her to a feely but she declines and it is obvious she is upset about something. Lenina asks her friend Fanny for aid. Fanny basically says to take charge. Lenina visits John and basically starts stripping. John yells at her and calls her a "strumpet" which is basically a sophisticated way of saying prostitute. He pushes her and yells to leave. She grabs some of her clothes and runs in the restroom to redress. While she is changing, John gets a call from the hospital. It seems as though Linda is very near to death.
Chapter 14--
John flies to the hospital and weeps by his mother's bed. She momentarily wakes up and says "Pope' at the sight of her son. John is obviously mad because she is so "high" she can barely recognize him. She finally does and slowly drifts into a permanent sleep.
Some kids (twins) enter the room to see her. John goes stark crazy and yells at them to leave. A nurse comes in and says the kids are being conditioned to accept death. She threatens to kick out John but John eventually leaves.
Chapter 15--
John makes more noise and the nurse has to return to give the kids soma so that the erratic savage does not interfere with conditioning. John is outraged that kids are taking drugs!! So he walks away and encounters some men handing out soma rations to workers. John grabs the drugs and "frees" everyone but dumping the drugs. People riot. Bernard and Helmholtz are called for assistance. Finally the police come and calm down the crowd with drugs. John, Helmholtz and Bernard are arrested.
Chapter 16 & 17--
Okay these two chapters are super important. I'm going to keep it short but I strongly recommend that if you choose not to read the book than at least read these two chapters. The three men are taken to Mond's office and await Mond to question him. Mond asks the savage a bunch of questions concerning his view of civilization. Much to Bernard's dismay, John is brutally honest by denouncing much of the ways of the brave new world.
In chapter 17, Mond basically explains the reasoning as to why everyone is so naive and has their own specified jobs.
Chapter 18--
John is living on his own in a lighthouse. Paprrazzi sneak a few shots of Jown hitting himself. Fans come over and even Lenina comes over and an orgy porgy starts. John wakes up the next morning realzing what he has done. He kills himself...
The end.
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