Joshua Hirtle
Brave New World In the novel Brave New World, John the Savage is separated from his birthplace and culture. This transition gives John the opportunity to learn about the “civilized” life he’d read about in his mother’s books. However, this transition presents the contrary effect where aspects of life formerly known to John are ripped away. Throughout John’s transition, he experiences stages of awe, anger, and acceptance.
While John was developing, he read his mother’s books for “Embryo Store Workers” and became curious about London. Since his mother didn’t have answers for John’s questions, London was always uncertain in John’s eyes. When John finally arrived, the “new world” was very curious. John experienced a sensory overload when he arrived in London. The ambient music, aroma, cleanliness, and population was all new and strange. London had a sort of “new car smell” in which everything seemed flawless.
Since John was considered a scientific experiment, he was taught the same way everyone else was. His perception of London began to change as he learned that there weren’t any traditional luxuries in modern London. The conditioning of embryos and reliance on soma discomforted John. The “brave new world” became a society of mindless …show more content…
John is told that residents are conditioned to be happy. Each individual has their own purpose and enjoys their work because they were designed for it. Citizens don’t need conventional relief from books or games. They receive relief through the soma which allows them to relax and stay content. John then learns about several experiments with free will, an island of alpha citizens being one of them. These experiments reveal to John that London will never experience freedom because it will destroy itself. John accepts London’s fate and goes to live his own life with his own
Brave New World In the novel Brave New World, John the Savage is separated from his birthplace and culture. This transition gives John the opportunity to learn about the “civilized” life he’d read about in his mother’s books. However, this transition presents the contrary effect where aspects of life formerly known to John are ripped away. Throughout John’s transition, he experiences stages of awe, anger, and acceptance.
While John was developing, he read his mother’s books for “Embryo Store Workers” and became curious about London. Since his mother didn’t have answers for John’s questions, London was always uncertain in John’s eyes. When John finally arrived, the “new world” was very curious. John experienced a sensory overload when he arrived in London. The ambient music, aroma, cleanliness, and population was all new and strange. London had a sort of “new car smell” in which everything seemed flawless.
Since John was considered a scientific experiment, he was taught the same way everyone else was. His perception of London began to change as he learned that there weren’t any traditional luxuries in modern London. The conditioning of embryos and reliance on soma discomforted John. The “brave new world” became a society of mindless …show more content…
John is told that residents are conditioned to be happy. Each individual has their own purpose and enjoys their work because they were designed for it. Citizens don’t need conventional relief from books or games. They receive relief through the soma which allows them to relax and stay content. John then learns about several experiments with free will, an island of alpha citizens being one of them. These experiments reveal to John that London will never experience freedom because it will destroy itself. John accepts London’s fate and goes to live his own life with his own