... Lenina, John is full of hope for what is yet to come; a glorious land his mother praised and longed for since his birth, one that has beautiful girls like Lenina. "O brave new world O brave new world that has such people in it ,"" (139) John cries out in excitement at the thought of leaving the reservation. His hope soon turns to disgust however upon actually going to ... workers in line for their daily ration of the euphoric, hallucinogenic panacea for all things unpleasant, soma. He cries out to the people with Miranda's mantra echoing in his mind "O brave new world how beauteous mank...

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... Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, takes place in two different settings: the World State and an Indian Reservation. Huxley contrasts these two settings to warn of the dangers of using technology to control society. By employing these societal extremes and what they stand for, Huxley is able to intensify and drive home the meaning of the story. In the World ... to make people accept their fates; one example is Linda who is constantly repeating quotes from the sleep teaching she received throughout her life. During these processes every citizen of the World State becomes dehumanized and t...

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When reading the novel,Brave New World,? I found the character John to be someone who was alienated from his society, in this case both he tried to take part in, because of his culture and beliefs. John, son of the Director and Linda, was born in the World State culture. He lived his entire ... understand why John wants to participate in their rituals. John also finds the desire to see the world through Shakespeare, for it was one of the books he learned to read from. He constantly quotes his work and it seems to take John away from the reality of people and their essentially immoral ... odd...

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