He then leaves to go make sure Bernard is safe. It brings up a large number of comparisons between the ideals of individuality and those of the Utopian social order. The first debate is about the old versus the new. Mustapha argues that the old is unnecessary. His reasoning is that old things contain passion and emotions, both of which are destabilizing.
Stability is the highest virtue because it leads to happiness.
Thus the old things like Shakespeare must be banned since they do not lead to happiness. Instead there is the requirement that all the new feelies and shows be about nothing. Only by experiencing pure sensation rather than emotion can happiness be maximized. The next debate is over the necessity of the Bokanovsky groups. They are a necessary part of the society because only by using a caste system can every person in the society be happy.