Mistakes

"One of the principal functions of a friend is to suffer (in a milder and symbolic form) the punishments that we should like, but are unable, to inflict upon our enemies." pg 179

In Chapter 12, I have discovered that these people do possess at least one human quality: they make mistakes! Bernard's plan goes awry, and he isn't able to show off 'the Savage' aka John. (I really don't understand how this society finds one savage absolutely repulsing, and the other as absolutely amazing..) Some more mistakes though--Helmholtz got in trouble for creating poetry, because it contained feelings.  And we cannot forget the Director's fling with Linda, and son John. I'm glad to see that mistakes and even emotions may exist in this world! But it doesn't last for long...because Helmholtz laughs uncontrollably over Romeo and Juliet when it talks about fathers and mothers, a silly thought in the mind of a conditioned being. Overall though, we are seeing some emotions and such emerging, so this just proves my point that Science doesn't have the ability to interfere with human feeling. Helmholtz reflects on what being alone might feel like, and I am proud of him because he is another character who has recognized some emotion. The society can try to make everyone act the same, and be taught to think the same things, but there will always be persons that breaks free of the system.