Aldous Huxley explores a “utopian” society in the novel Brave New World. The characters are complex and explored from different points of views. Huxley’s life and influences on his life affected the ideas and themes of his most famous book. Through research of Huxley’s life and looking at John and Bernard from Brave New World, one can come to comprehend more about the book. The plot of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is carried by John’s isolation and his hatred of society because of his upbringing. Huxley’s life was influenced by his famous grandfathers’ passions. Thomas Henry Huxley was Darwinist scientist (“Aldous”). His life easily could have revolved around being a rationalist and skeptic of modern science (“Aldous”). His other grandfather,
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This is when he turned to English studies (“Aldous”). With his sight, he was not able to serve during World War I (“Aldous”). Instead, he spent his time alone studying English literature at Balliol College (“Aldous”). Huxley started as a poet but soon met D. H. Lawrence who influenced him to be the satirist that wrote Brave New World (“Aldous”). Lawrence was a critic of the fixation of science, technology, and industry of the 1920’s (“Aldous”). He shared with Huxley his “mistrust of intellect and trust in vital promptings” (“Aldous Leonard Huxley”). His was the greatest influence on the character John in Brave New World …show more content…
Every organism has a job and is conditioned to know what it is and to be happy in that role. Each person is genetically engineered for a niche in society and is banished if they don’t fit. Bernard is an “Alpha” person that doesn’t quite fit in. His physical weakness makes him isolated and angry. Also in this society of recreational passion, he struggles with longing for a woman rather than just getting immediate pleasure. When Bernard takes his women of his dreams to the Indian reserve, he meets John. John is the son of a civilized mother who was raised in the Indian reserve because his mother got lost there before he was born. As he was not really accepted by the “savages,” John dreamed of visiting the utopia his mom told him
This is when he turned to English studies (“Aldous”). With his sight, he was not able to serve during World War I (“Aldous”). Instead, he spent his time alone studying English literature at Balliol College (“Aldous”). Huxley started as a poet but soon met D. H. Lawrence who influenced him to be the satirist that wrote Brave New World (“Aldous”). Lawrence was a critic of the fixation of science, technology, and industry of the 1920’s (“Aldous”). He shared with Huxley his “mistrust of intellect and trust in vital promptings” (“Aldous Leonard Huxley”). His was the greatest influence on the character John in Brave New World …show more content…
Every organism has a job and is conditioned to know what it is and to be happy in that role. Each person is genetically engineered for a niche in society and is banished if they don’t fit. Bernard is an “Alpha” person that doesn’t quite fit in. His physical weakness makes him isolated and angry. Also in this society of recreational passion, he struggles with longing for a woman rather than just getting immediate pleasure. When Bernard takes his women of his dreams to the Indian reserve, he meets John. John is the son of a civilized mother who was raised in the Indian reserve because his mother got lost there before he was born. As he was not really accepted by the “savages,” John dreamed of visiting the utopia his mom told him