"'Take Ectogenesis. Pfitzner and Kawaguchi had got the whole technique worked out. But would the Governments look at it? No. There was something called Christianity. Women were forced to go on being viviparous.'" pg. 46
Up to this point in the novel, it seemed that most humans were on common ground in regards to opinions on society and order. In chapter three, however, the author provides a deeper look into two characters, Lenina Crowne and Bernard Marx, showing that not all people are comfortable with their contemporary universal values.
Lenina is looked down upon because she has only been with one man multiple times in the last four months. One of her female friends criticizes her for it. It is so unusual in their society while it seems so normal to the reader. And when Bernard develops a certain liking for Lenina, he becomes quite angry when he hears the other men speaking about her as if she was "a piece of meat".
While these two represent a rejected minority in this society, they represent the majority of our society. It is bizarre to contemplate a world where someone like myself who believes that monogamy and romance are natural parts of human life might be looked down on for my beliefs. By using ambiguity, the author helps the reader see this world from his or her own perspective. It succeeds in creating somewhat of a discomfort for the reader, knowing that all modern values are dead.
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