" 'Don't imagine,' he said, 'that I'd had any indecorous relation with the girl. Nothing emotional, nothing longdrawn. It was all perfectly healthy and normal.' "
~ Brave New World, page 97
When I was reading this section I realized that more than just our world and their world's religious ceremonies perfectly opposed each other. Each of the worlds' sense of normality was also exactly opposite. Today, being in a healthy relationship means monogamous relations for generally a long period of time. However, in this community, any type of attachment would be unhealthy, a mental sickness. The Director reveals that being involved in any special way is unconventional because everyone should contribute to the society as a whole. If two people would form a significant bond, how would that help everyone else? It is the duty of the citizens to give to everyone and not just think of another single person. If an accident happened to someone who shared in that significant bond and he or she was suddenly gone, it would cause pain to the other person - a pain that is unnecessary and could have been completely avoided.
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