Helmholtz In Brave New World

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In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, a character who has been changed throughout the novel was Helmholtz which experienced a dramatic shift from being well-known honorable position, from questioning his individual thoughts and whether everything he once believed in was all a lie. Helmholtz was the least obvious character that experienced immediate exile from his “special place” because his special place was his own thoughts. Everyone else knew of him as one of the most promiscuous and prominent individuals among the Alpha’s. He wrote jingles that everyone loved, but he towards the end of the novel he soon realized that he was not fit to keep living that way. Because he started to question everything he was told and wanted to venture out

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