"Lenina was lucky; lucky in having shared with Bernard a generous portion of the Savage's immense celebrity, lucky in reflecting from her insignificant person the moment's supremely fashionable glory" (165).
Chapter eleven is where we read about John's introduction to the Centre in London and his resulting fame. John becomes somewhat of a celebrity around the Centre. He is the person that everyone wants to meet and hang out with. I think this is partly because he is a novelty around the Centre. This idea of John being a novelty is further established because he is not referred to by his name. John has gotten the name Savage and is referred to as the Savage by everyone around him. I do not think that John realizes the things he is being associated with; however, I find it rather rude. By calling him the Savage, the people see him as different and do not take the time to get to know him beyond the fact that he does not fit in with everyone else. The purpose of the metonymy is to highlight the idea that John is not like the others, he stands out and is an oddity that is not often experienced in the Centre. It is effective because readers know that the Savage is John and are able to recognize the association.
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