The entire scene of Lenina going to John is an assertion of individuality, but after her stripping naked causes John to erupt in violence, she immediately reverts to the security of her sociological ideals. When John tells her he loves her, she logically assumes that he must want to have sex with her. Since Lenina has no conception of other cultures and traditions, let alone the Indian traditions, having sex is her conception of love. Thus, she constantly requires soma in order to interact with John, taking it during their first date and again before going to his house. The fact that she experiences new emotions throughout this experience makes her actions and thoughts more like those of an individual, creating a sense of inner conflict. Her new emotional monogamy goes against her conditioning. Lenina's desire for John shows that she has fallen in love with him. Learning that Linda is sick, John rushes out of the room, leaving the terrified Lenina in his room. She begs him to return her clothes and belongings.
While John tries to slap her, Lenina runs into the bathroom and shuts the door.
He screams, "Whore, impudent strumpet," and he flings her away. John, however, reacts first with shock and then with rage. Lenina responds by stripping off her clothes and trying to kiss him, a natural reaction given her cultural upbringing. John’s constant discussion of his feelings and quoting of Shakespeare confuses Lenina, and she only understands him after he tells her that he loves her. John, with images from Shakespeare in his head, tells her that he feels unworthy of her and begs her to make him worthy of her. After she arrives, she tells him that she likes him. Lenina agrees with Fanny, so she takes some soma to bolster her courage and goes to visit John.
Fanny, ever practical, tells Lenina she must either forget about John and sleep with other men or take the initiative and go directly to John's room. Later, Lenina discusses her sole desire for John and no other man with Fanny. While he talks, Lenina becomes irritated and finally tells him to shut up. At one point Henry Foster tells Lenina that she appears sick and asks what is the matter. Lenina's crush on John the Savage becomes increasingly uncontrollable for her.
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