What happens to John at this point in the book is that he
completely loses his head and, because of it, he will soon lose his
life.
When the crowd starts to imitate him, they get caught
up in a frenzy. For them, the only kind of frenzy that is familiar is the "orgy-porgy"
sexual frenzy. So that is what they do. John is already quite emotionally charged and
in something of a frenzy himself. So it is not surprising that he loses control and
participates in the orgy.
This leads to him killing himself
out of shame.
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