Each and every person on the planet has a different appearance, a different personality, and more importantly, a different point of view. It is these differing aspects that make an individual who he or she really is and promote the wellbeing of human beings as a whole. In the novel, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, John faces a predicament of his own values against those of the World State. John's decision to defy the absurdity of the situation results varying degrees of rebellion. Huxley uses these acts to convey that individuality is necessary for human well being.
With John’s rejection of the World State’s ideology with Shakespeare, Huxley portrays how vital individualism is for human well being. Ostracized by the Indians in the reservation, John finds solace within Shakespeare and builds values that associate loyalty with love. Although he loves …show more content…
In fact, he was so enraged to the point that his face was a “pale, distorted, twitching with some insane, inexplicable fury” (214). Even though instant gratification is one of the key values of the World State, Huxley uses John’s disgust over Lenina’s forceful attempts to have sex with him makes the values of the World State look uncivilized. John rejects Lenina because he does not want to conform to the childish mindset of instant gratification that traps many of the World State’s children under its control. Huxley further emphasizes this childish nature of the World State with satire as Lenina continually repeats the many aphorisms that have been implanted in her mind ever since she is in the blood surrogate to justify every action she does.
With John’s rejection of the World State’s ideology with Shakespeare, Huxley portrays how vital individualism is for human well being. Ostracized by the Indians in the reservation, John finds solace within Shakespeare and builds values that associate loyalty with love. Although he loves …show more content…
In fact, he was so enraged to the point that his face was a “pale, distorted, twitching with some insane, inexplicable fury” (214). Even though instant gratification is one of the key values of the World State, Huxley uses John’s disgust over Lenina’s forceful attempts to have sex with him makes the values of the World State look uncivilized. John rejects Lenina because he does not want to conform to the childish mindset of instant gratification that traps many of the World State’s children under its control. Huxley further emphasizes this childish nature of the World State with satire as Lenina continually repeats the many aphorisms that have been implanted in her mind ever since she is in the blood surrogate to justify every action she does.