Brave New World John Character Analysis

Brave New World Essay In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, John has incredibly different views from the people in the new world. Soon after John is introduced in the novel it is noticeable to see how he struggles in trying to adjust to his odd lifestyle in the new world. John has many morals and standards that he tries to live by. His morals are unbelievably different from the new world’s views. Compared to John, the new world seems to not posses real morals. Both John and the new world have certain ideas of happiness. In the new world, people rely on soma to take their sadness away, they do not become ill, they do not fear death, these people don’t have families or feel true love. John’s morals revolve around family, humanity and love. Most of his morals come from Shakespeare’s works. Shakespeare, pure humanity and raw emotion is what makes John happy. An example of the new world’s views on page 210, “The Deltas muttered, jostled one another a little, and then were still. The threat had been effective. Deprivation of soma- appalling thought!”. Soma is what keeps people in the new world happy, it makes them hallucinate and forget what had
“‘Oh, God, God, God…’ the Savage kept repeating to himself”(pg. 207). “‘Whatever is he saying?’ said a voice, very near, distinct and shrill through the warbling of the Super-Wurlitzer”(pg. 207). As John sat next to his mother’s death bed, he began mumbling about God. A Delta overheard and questioned what God was. Religion was a big part of life on the Reservation John came from, but the new world has no idea of what religion even is. They worshipped a man who built an assembly line rather than the original idea of religion and worshipping a God. They lost all connections to religion, art, and classic works like Shakespeare. John’s morals come from religion and Shakespeare, but the new world has completely eliminated those