When Lenina arrives, how has she changed?

• A. She is lovesick and heartbroken
• B. She is exhilarated and cheerful
• C. She is calm and measured
• D. She is indifferent to John's presence

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is how conditioning clashes with real emotion. Lenina has been raised in a society that treats love and deep attachment as unnecessary or dangerous, favoring casual encounters and emotional control. When she encounters John and his intense, sincere way of loving, she begins to experience genuine feelings instead of the empty, practiced responses she’s used to. That shift shows as lovesick longing—she fixates on John and yearns for his affection—and the ache of heartbreak if those feelings can’t be fulfilled within the constraints of their worlds. This explains why she isn’t simply exhilarated, calm, or indifferent; the emotional pull from John reveals a vulnerability and longing that her conditioning suppresses, making lovesick and heartbroken the most fitting description.