#Brave new world characters code#

He is good at reading, and enjoys reading Shakespeare. Even though John is popular, his integrity, strength and abilities can’t be proven to both himself and to others. Finally, their love evolves into violence and pain. John also can’t accept Lenina’s view of love, and gets mad with her behaviors. Thus, instead of no feeling, Lenina begins to have strong passion and emotion toward John. This difference prevents Lenina’s desire from being satisfied. “I wanted to do something first… I mean, to show I was worthy of you” (189). In contrast, John wishes to prove his manhood and have a real relationship with Lenina. His relationship with Lenina changes both of their identities.

After taking a tour around brave new world and getting along with other citizens, John’s anticipation changes into horror and disgust. His homeland is useless in others’ view his religion is considered only a joke in the brave new world most of his beliefs are wrong within the framework of the brave new world. His unacceptable values have been caused by the differences between the two societies. He is only a guinea pig in others’ views. However, under the surface of John’s popularity, his real identities and value can’t be accepted by this society. Bernard’s fate is dependent on John from then on. Many people try to be friendly with Bernard in order to meet John. All of these reasons result in John’s popularity in this society, and even change Bernard’s status in the society. John’s uniqueness, being from the savage reservation and shockingly born makes him attract the inhabitants’ attentions.

Although the savage reservation is uncivilized in the brave new world citizens’ eyes, they are still intrigued with this mysterious society where most of them have no chance to go. John becomes popular in the brave new world because of his special identity which is from savage reservation, but his “uncivilized” values can’t be accepted in this society. His isolation illustrates the conflict between two opposite cultures. Even though John tries to focus on reading skills in order to prove his manhood, the foundational difference of the two cultures can’t be changed, so that John can’t gain the acceptance he wants from savage reservation. This condition results in John’s isolation and influences his viewpoint about sex. Because of their different viewpoints, women came to abuse her, which not only hurt Linda’s feelings but also change people’s views of John. They think that having sex should be based on love and marriage, and that people should show loyalty to their mates. These behaviors can’t be accepted by the savage citizens. She has sex with anyone she wants and can’t understand what she has done wrong. Linda maintains this belief after she goes to the savage reservation. In order to attain stability, the brave new world doesn’t want its citizens to suffer for their desires to have sex. The biggest difference is the view of sexual relations.

#Brave new world characters code#

Her personality was conditioned by its code of behavior which went totally against the framework of the savage reservation.

Linda used to be a typical citizen in the brave new world. The main reason which causes his isolation comes from his mother’s unacceptable deportment. Although John was born in the savage reservation, he is an outcast and different from others in this society. John can’t gain acceptance and prove his manhood in the savage reservation because of his mother’s unacceptable behaviors which were influenced by the framework of the brave new world. His conflict with the brave new world finally forces him to try to change the framework of the society, but his attempt is futile because it goes against the stability of this new environment and leads him to suicide. John decides to move to the brave new world and becomes popular in this society, but his identity, influenced by his “savage” culture, can’t be accepted by the community. John’s mother, Linda, is from the brave new world but gave birth to him in the savage reservation and her different behaviors based on the framework of the brave new world caused John’s isolation in the savage reservation. In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, John’s identities are influenced by two opposite societies, and even though he tries to prove his manhood and change the framework of brave new world, he can’t gain real acceptance from anywhere. John’s Character Development A Brave New World Analysis