Describe John and Lenina’s relationship and how does that relationship compare to his relationship with his mother?

John was infatuated with Lenina, and at one point he confessed his love for her. Lenina felt the same way about John (as seen when she is very happy with him), and she even made sexual overtures to John after he confessed his feelings. However, because of their different backgrounds, they were unable to proceed with their feelings because John wanted marriage as this is how he had been conditioned. On the other hand, Lenina had been conditioned against marriage, and the “civilized” world supported promiscuity. This made it difficult for the two to establish a relationship. Lenina ended up rejecting John’s marriage proposal.

The relationship between John and Lenina and the one between John and his mother are very different. Lenina wanted a relationship with John, but the mother (Linda) did not want to work on the relationship with her son. Linda was more infatuated with the drug Soma than she was with her son until her death.