Brave New World the Alienation of John in Both Cultures...

Cursed to a life of isolation because of his appearance, values, and outrageous thoughts, John was alienated mentally, emotionally, and physically in both the Savage Culture and the World State Culture. Torn between keeping true to his virtues and conforming to society, the treatment of John highlights the values of both cultures in Aldous Huxleys Brave New World. Not looking like the rest of the Indians on the reservation hampered Johns ability to fit in with the Savage society. John wanted more than anything to be a part of the Indian culture, to be part of the ritual, to give his life. Why wouldnt they let me be the sacrifice? Id have gone round ten timesÂâ€"Ââ€" twelve, fifteen. John asked why, but he knew the answer. But they†¦show more content†¦You ought to have asked me first whether I wanted to meet them. John was sick of being shown to people and gawked at. The rift between Johns values and the rest of the civilized people was further split when Lenina tr ied to have John. Whore! cried John when he realized what she was doing, Damned whore! His beliefs were tested and he passed. The new world was so different than the reservation, Lenina and the rest of society was pushing him further and further away. They had mocked him through his misery and remorse, mocked him with how hideous a note of cynical derision! Fiendishly laughing, they had insisted on the low squalor, the nauseous ugliness of the nightmare What was paradise to some, was hell to John. The brave new world he had dreamed of was turning out to be a nightmare. Isolating himself from the rest of the world was his only escape. In a last attempt to change society, John halted a soma distribution by throwing the rations out of a window. But do you like being slaves? John didnt understand because he didnt have the same upbringing or beliefs as the rest of the people. Before long John had become a hermit, secluded in an abandoned lighthouse. After all, it was not to sing and enjoy himself that he had come here. It was to escape further contamination by the filth of civilized life; it was to be purified and made good; it was to actively make amends. To keep himself focused and away fromShow MoreRelatedAnalysis Of Aldous Huxley s Brave New World1278 Words   |  6 Pagesanother note, he said it is â€Å"a potent, even enriching.† Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, expands on this idea of exilation. Throughout the novel, several characters are faced with being exiled, whether it be from their home or community. In particular, a man by the name of John seems to experience the bulk of it. 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