Romeo And Juliet Dialectical Journal

In these few chapters, a lot of changes occur and a lot of revelations are made. Firstly the Savage John discloses information on his tough and lonely childhood. It is then when John and Bernard realize that they are very much alike in that they both feel different from the rest of their society. Bernard invites John and his mother to civilization in London and they all agree happily. In London, Bernard confronts the Director, and turns the tables on him as Linda and John are brought out, and John calls the Director “father.” The Director, ashamed and embarrassed, resigns from his position. Meanwhile, Bernard is as popular as ever because of John. He climbs up the social ladder, using John as if he were a rare animal at a zoo, and gains people's …show more content…
I really enjoy the part where John and Helmholtz read poetry together. The author writes in such a way that makes me envision John taking on a mistress' distressed voice while reading Romeo and Juliet, which is absolutely hilarious, but nonetheless admirable. I would understand Helmholtz's guffawing even if his society did not see parents and couples as a joke. Another interesting part in this section is at the beginning of chapter eight, where Bernard tells John that it was as if they were living on different planets in different centuries; that the life of a Savage was almost inconceivable to civilized folk such as himself. This is a bit ironic – for us readers especially – since life in a Savage Reservation seems much more normal and human than life in civilization. At least there are mothers and fathers, real happiness and sorrow, unique experiences and relationships, and freedom and a sense of self in the Savage Reservation. However, from the wonderful stories his mother has told him about the Other Place, John imagines civilization in London to literally be heaven on earth. Thus, at the end of that chapter, John shouts, “O brave new world that has such people in