Modern day society is filled with people who suffer from violence, disease, and pain yet, they overcome it to receive the reward of love, joy, and happiness. The science fiction novel, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley depicts a technologically advanced society where humans are genetically bred, socially brainwashed, and extremely drugged to uphold the society--all at the cost for one's freedom, humanity, and soul. They end violence disease, and pain in exchange for all the good things in life. In this hypothetical society, we see an abnormal character named John who doesn’t fit in the Brave New World’s society. He was raised on a reservation that still had the traditional values of our modern world. He has different values and characteristics
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Due to his real emotion, he also gets angry at Lenina; Lenina obviously cannot comprehend. He then smacks Lenina, defying the brave new world’s values, for his own personal truth [Context] John is at the hospital realizing that the Deltas are all slaves. He’s angered by this so much that he starts to throw out soma and turn to violence. John yelled, “you’re free” and “punched the indistinguishable faces of is assailants” (213). John shows that he has a different sense of freedom than the brave new world. He doesn’t believe that pure happiness is freedom but rather freedom is having the liberty to think for yourselves. As a result of this he tosses the soma out the window for his own persona; truth. [Context] Helmholtz and Bernard walk into the bathroom where John is throwing up. John explains that society “poisoned” him and he was ‘“defiled”; he then explains that he “ate his own wickedness” (241) John shows how the brave new world has not been the type of place he wants to live in. It “poisoned” him and he wants to cleanse himself by self-flagellation. This is where John shows that he is an anti-hero because he is defying society’s dominant values by self-flagellation, for his own personal truth which is to cleanse himself of the brave new …show more content…
John was at the hospital realizing that the Deltas are slaves and Lenina has become one of them. John began “to throw the little pill-boxes of soma tablets in handfuls out into the area” (213) John shows his personal truth and how’s he’s an anti-hero because he lets his anger and personal truth blur his consciousness. He does a crime just to prove a point without thinking about the consequences or about how it may affect others [Context] John is having a conversation with the controller explaining why the Brave New World is not morally right. John realizes that the world needs the old world’s imperfections and he claims “ the right to be unhappy” (240) This is where John completely learns towards his personal truth without thinking of the consequences. He doesn’t care whether he’ll be named an outcast or how society will react to this; he’s willing to prove his point even if he’ll be sent away. [Context] John has become a hermit inside of the lighthouse and has begun to “cleanse” himself of the Brave New World. John has begun to spend time in a “voluntary crucifixion” where he holds his arms in the symbol of a cross til it became a “tremulous and excruciating agony”(244. Lastly, John has accepted pain
Due to his real emotion, he also gets angry at Lenina; Lenina obviously cannot comprehend. He then smacks Lenina, defying the brave new world’s values, for his own personal truth [Context] John is at the hospital realizing that the Deltas are all slaves. He’s angered by this so much that he starts to throw out soma and turn to violence. John yelled, “you’re free” and “punched the indistinguishable faces of is assailants” (213). John shows that he has a different sense of freedom than the brave new world. He doesn’t believe that pure happiness is freedom but rather freedom is having the liberty to think for yourselves. As a result of this he tosses the soma out the window for his own persona; truth. [Context] Helmholtz and Bernard walk into the bathroom where John is throwing up. John explains that society “poisoned” him and he was ‘“defiled”; he then explains that he “ate his own wickedness” (241) John shows how the brave new world has not been the type of place he wants to live in. It “poisoned” him and he wants to cleanse himself by self-flagellation. This is where John shows that he is an anti-hero because he is defying society’s dominant values by self-flagellation, for his own personal truth which is to cleanse himself of the brave new …show more content…
John was at the hospital realizing that the Deltas are slaves and Lenina has become one of them. John began “to throw the little pill-boxes of soma tablets in handfuls out into the area” (213) John shows his personal truth and how’s he’s an anti-hero because he lets his anger and personal truth blur his consciousness. He does a crime just to prove a point without thinking about the consequences or about how it may affect others [Context] John is having a conversation with the controller explaining why the Brave New World is not morally right. John realizes that the world needs the old world’s imperfections and he claims “ the right to be unhappy” (240) This is where John completely learns towards his personal truth without thinking of the consequences. He doesn’t care whether he’ll be named an outcast or how society will react to this; he’s willing to prove his point even if he’ll be sent away. [Context] John has become a hermit inside of the lighthouse and has begun to “cleanse” himself of the Brave New World. John has begun to spend time in a “voluntary crucifixion” where he holds his arms in the symbol of a cross til it became a “tremulous and excruciating agony”(244. Lastly, John has accepted pain