Summary Of Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World'

In Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World,” the portrayal of John the Savage is an allusion to Jesus Christ. Huxley attempts to allude John to Christ in all respects. For example, John's introduction depicts him as an outcast for being different. When brought to the World State, John is still seen as an outsider because he ideals threaten the stability of the utopian society. John’s isolation from people, in general, was exhibited by Jesus as well. Similarly to Jesus, John abstained from many activities such as intercourse and drugs or “Soma.” Moreover, Huxley goes as far as to say that John has inhabited the crucifix position on multiple occasions. Correspondingly to Christ with the money changers, during the cleansing of the temple, John sparks
a rebellion, throwing out trays of Soma, telling the recipients it is “poison.” Mustapha Mond explains to John that his ideas will never have acceptance at the World State. John, deciding he cannot survive in a society where humanity is sacrificed for happiness, exiles himself atop a lighthouse, where he punishes himself in an approach similar to the flagellation of Christ. When John is filmed displaying his gruesome form of punishment upon himself, he quickly becomes a figure of mockery. Although John becomes an entertainment source for the people of the World State, He arises passion among the people who imitate him. At the end of the novel, John “remembers everything” and hangs himself. While the ending is left open to interpretation, John’s death might’ve brought light to the amorality of the alleged utopian society.