Within every society there exist individuals who, for whatever reason, just don’t fit in. The individual may or may not look unusual, but inside they definitely feel out of place. In Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, John “the savage” was one of those unique individuals. John wasn’t able to control the influences which made him atypical, but regardless, he was forced to live in societies which refused to accept him. It was extremely difficult for John to live in the Brave New World because he was so different from the generic alphas which surrounded him.
From the beginning it was obvious that John was unlike the others. Instead of the usual color-coded clothing, John wore the sparse clothing of the native culture in which he was raised. He also used many foreign words, such as “God”, and spoke of ridiculous ideas like family and love. To Joh
John was also clearly bothered by the society’s encouraged promiscuity. He was accustomed to love, feelings, and monotony within relationships. In John’s eyes, the actions of most alphas were gross and discourteous. How could an individual be intimate was so many others and not even care about having love or some kind of a connection with the other person? He chose not to participate in their sexual actions because he was so uncomfortable with them, and this made him even more of an outcast. John had learned about love from Shakespeare, and thus was interested in a truly romantic relationship. This, of course, could not be found in the Brave New World.
What others didn’t understand was that John felt pain and sadness were necessary parts of life; for one to really live they must experience a range of emotions. This later led to John choosing to live in an isolated area and wh
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