Haley Ledford
August 19th, 2017
AP English Literature Summer Work
Ms. Petersen Linda’s Exile in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Linda in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is an example of a character who experiences a sudden change in life and is displaced from her home. In the world Huxley describes in the novel, humans are essentially manufactured instead of born so it is therefore “indecent” for a woman to actually give birth to a child that hasn’t undergone government conditioning. Linda is a character who does the indecent thing and has a child whose father is later revealed to be the Director of Human Conditioning. Linda’s home is in the civilized world, however, on a trip to the savage world with the Director, she becomes pregnant and stays with the savages. Exile for Linda is more alienating than enriching, however, she comes to know much more about the world than anyone else. Linda’s cut off from her home in the civilized world gives her a challenging but wonderful life with her son as she experiences both extremes.
When Linda is first introduced by Huxley, it is her description that is misleading about who she is. Huxley describes her as an incredibly ugly woman who no one should look at but …show more content…
Linda and Pope drink mescal together which is Linda's adaptation to soma. Early in the book, Lenina’s friend Fanny tells her that it is indignant to stay mainly with one man, Lenina’s man being Henry Foster (page 29). It can then be assumed that in the civilized world the same would have applied to Linda who is frequently with Pope, although she has been with other men that causes the savage women to hate her and causes Pope to try to kill someone she was with (page 81). This is a particularly alienating experience for Linda because she does not understand the concept of monogamy or even
August 19th, 2017
AP English Literature Summer Work
Ms. Petersen Linda’s Exile in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Linda in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is an example of a character who experiences a sudden change in life and is displaced from her home. In the world Huxley describes in the novel, humans are essentially manufactured instead of born so it is therefore “indecent” for a woman to actually give birth to a child that hasn’t undergone government conditioning. Linda is a character who does the indecent thing and has a child whose father is later revealed to be the Director of Human Conditioning. Linda’s home is in the civilized world, however, on a trip to the savage world with the Director, she becomes pregnant and stays with the savages. Exile for Linda is more alienating than enriching, however, she comes to know much more about the world than anyone else. Linda’s cut off from her home in the civilized world gives her a challenging but wonderful life with her son as she experiences both extremes.
When Linda is first introduced by Huxley, it is her description that is misleading about who she is. Huxley describes her as an incredibly ugly woman who no one should look at but …show more content…
Linda and Pope drink mescal together which is Linda's adaptation to soma. Early in the book, Lenina’s friend Fanny tells her that it is indignant to stay mainly with one man, Lenina’s man being Henry Foster (page 29). It can then be assumed that in the civilized world the same would have applied to Linda who is frequently with Pope, although she has been with other men that causes the savage women to hate her and causes Pope to try to kill someone she was with (page 81). This is a particularly alienating experience for Linda because she does not understand the concept of monogamy or even