s ▁as ▁seen ▁through ▁the ▁eyes ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁loyal ▁assist ants . ▁ ▁This ▁assistant , ▁however , ▁John ▁Mil k , ▁is ▁a ▁fict ional ▁character ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁historical ▁person . ▁Bo yle ▁makes ▁it ▁un m ist ak ably ▁clear ▁in ▁the ▁" Author ’ s ▁Note " ▁that ▁The ▁Inner ▁Circle ▁" is ▁a ▁work ▁of ▁fiction , ▁and ▁[ that ] ▁all ▁characters ▁and ▁situations ▁have ▁been ▁invent ed , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁historical ▁figures ▁of ▁Alfred ▁C . ▁Kin sey ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Clara ▁Bra cken ▁( Mc Mill en ) ▁Kin sey ". ▁ ▁Plot ▁introduction ▁The ▁Inner ▁Circle ▁revol ves ▁around ▁the ▁t ensions ▁that ▁are ▁bound ▁to ▁arise ▁if ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁people ▁deliber ately ▁ab and ons ▁the ▁traditional ▁moral ▁values ▁with ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁raised ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁an ▁un con vent ional ▁out look ▁on ▁love , ▁marriage ▁and ▁sex . ▁While ▁Kin sey ▁pre aches ▁that ▁sex ▁is ▁nothing ▁but ▁a ▁" h orm onal ▁function " ▁de void ▁of ▁em otion , ▁John ▁Mil k ▁has ▁extreme ▁difficulty ▁adjust ing ▁to ▁this ▁concept ▁where ▁his ▁own ▁wife ▁— ▁the ▁young ▁and ▁beautiful ▁I ris ▁— ▁is ▁concerned . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁ ▁Mil k ' s ▁sexual ▁coming ▁of ▁age ▁starts ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁when ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁student ▁at ▁Indiana ▁University ▁in ▁Blo om ington ▁and ▁att ends ▁Kin sey ’ s ▁“ mar riage ▁course ”, ▁a ▁lecture