Flashback

'"But this sleep taught consolation did not seem to be very effective. Shaking his head, "I actually dream about it sometimes," the Director went in a low voice.' Pg. 97

     As was stated earlier, the human emotion is often overpowering. Such is the case with the Director's flashback. He himself admits that his conditioning did not prepare him for the grief he feels when thinking of the lost girl in the desert. As quickly as he snaps into the flashback, he immediately chastizes Bernard for being empathetic. The verbal punsihment that follows hints at the severity of the control with which the World State is run. Alphas are supposed to be "infantile" and make every effort to fall in line. When a man as high up as the Director is willing to lash out at a colleague, it could very possibly mean that he is aware of the unethical nature of social engineering but not willing to let it be exploited.