In Brave New World, John is constantly alienated by everyone he comes into contact with. The rift between John and the other characters was created completely out of his control. It began when his mother (Linda) and father (Thomas) went on a trip from their home in London to a mexican savage reservation. At some point on the trip, something went wrong with Linda’s contraceptives, and as a result, John was born. Since having children is considered extremely disgraceful for “civilized people,” Thomas headed back to London, leaving both Linda and John behind on the reservation. This not only creates a rift between John and the “civilized people” in London and the indians on the reservation, but also between John and his own mother. Throughout
