In the last few chapters, John's world gets destroyed to the point where he cannot rebuild it. His mother dies from overdosing on some which makes him hate the happy drug. It becomes poison to him, like cyonide. His love for Lenina dies out as his realization of her being whore, as John says. When he is with Mond talking about his exile, it is his last hope to be who he wants to be. But, the people won't let that happen. They watch what he does and continue to harass him with journalists. His life was ruined and even after with the hope of loneliness, he couldn't take anything anymore. The brave new world wasn't worth being in, for it wasn't as great.
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Throughout the book, most of the characters have no individuality to themselves. But, once the more higher powered characters are brought into the picture, it adds many question. Like how if everyone is programmed to do their job, yet some are aware of everything in control of themselves. Does this mean not everyone is programmed? Overall, this book has many pros and cons and ups and downs in it. It provides how one day, society and the thinking of man kind might be. How the world can be brainwashed into only wanting happiness, whether they are aware of the consequences or not. At first, I thought this book to be disgusting and crazy. How science is the answer to everything and there being no God and freedom and unique singular differences with everyone. It's scary to believe that this type of society coupe actually become reality in the distant time. Even though Mond only appears a few times in the book, he is a major character within the book. In the end, we learn the most about Mond. He is comprehendable of his own mind and has his own freedom even though he is the main man of the place. Later, we learn that Mond is a man of science. He believes everything must be science and controlled. After his mother dies, John goes into a deep depression as anyone who lost a loved one. He is walking the streets and comes across an area where they are distributing soma to the children and to teach them. He bursts into hatred and tries to explain to them all about the poison as he calls it. He also tries to explain the slavish ways that all the people are apart of. The people believe he is insane, but to John's reality, they are all the insane people. Once John arrives in The New World with Bernard, his hopes and everything that he thought of the place, is completely destroyed. John believed that once he is in London, life will just be great for him and he will prosper and get money and finally be happy. But is the exact opposite. He is by amused by all of the factories and the disgusting twins. He is disturbed by how the programming is with everyone. How people don't have freedom to be who they want to be bugs him. The new world from the reservation, is not what he wanted. Bernard is an interesting character within the book. In the beginning, there can be a clear distinction between the differences of the classes and type of programmed people. He is in control of his own thoughts yet he is still not normal in certain senses. He is comprehendable of being aware of how those think around him. Later in the book, Bernard become that type of person that is full of himself. He found John who was found to be the directors son. Bernard wants all the attention, but as seen as what happens, not many things in life last long. So Bernard's fame for finding John slowly fades away and the tables turn against him. Ever since the introduction of John in the book, Shakespeare has been the foundation of his John can really understand his feelings. Shakespeare provided John with being able to show his anger towards Popé. It gives words and actions towards the feelings he has in many situations. He quotes parts of Shakespeare books when he sees beauty, when he hears certain things and many more instances. Maybe this is why Ms. Connoly thinks Shakespeare is important. Even though most people are able to explain their feelings before the ability to comprehend Shakespeare. In this chapter, there is a turning point in John's life. His mother, who has been taking 20 grammes of soma, is now on her deathbed. It shows that soma, as John later refers it to, as poison. It slowly kills the person who takes too much of it over time. Even though Linda has chosen this way of ended her life, John doesn't understand why. He gets frustrated when his mother doesn't even recognize his face and when she calls him Popé. This encounter that John is going through can be connected to real life examples to people that can connect to this. Yet John has had no previous connection or books that he has read to fully connect to what is happening. |