It seemed as through Lenina was going to be different when we were shown that she had been with only Henry Foster for four months, but nope. She's as disappointing as the rest of the book. She goes to the reservation and does excessive amounts of soma. She may not be exactly the same as the people of the New World, but she's nothing like Bernard like she seem to think she was. A disappointment at large.
Since John is such an advocate for purity, you wouldn't think that he would kill himself. Even if you thought he was going to kill himself maybe you expected something a little more spectacular than hanging himself, maybe you were hoping for him to go out with a BANG! seeing as he was an important main character. Instead, John ended his life quite simply and utterly boring. Sure he was the moral compass and turned himself into a literal compass, but it wasn't about to change anything... Way to go John... Way to go... For being a woman who actually gave birth to her child she's not much of a mother. You'd think that since she had John she'd want to nurture him, but nope. She'd rather sleep around and get drunk. To end her life she overdosed on soma, how pitiful. Linda is a character in which I'm not a big fan. We get introduced to this man who was actually born and not decanted. He's really considered the odd one out in the Brave New World society and on the Reservation. When John is rejected by everyone he tries to search for answers in different religions. He experiments with the beliefs of different groups to try to connect with the world he inhabits. Based upon the end of the book, he doesn't necessarily appear successful. The idea of everyone belonging to everyone is considered asinine in the present day. We live in a society today where promiscuity is greatly frowned upon. The idea of everyone going with everyone is quite frankly disgusting. This is a path in life I would certainly never walk on. This concept continues to be reinforced throughout the stages in development which makes it commonly accepted in this dystopian society. Dear Lord... Someone please help these children. This book is becoming more and more terrifying with each chapter. We are shown children mutilating their innocence. This is considered the norm in their world, in the real world of 2015 this is still absolutely wrong (and that's an understatement). These children are programmed erotically to make them desensitized to these sort of acts in the future. It appears to be all down hill from here. Nothing like diving head first into a pool of insanity. The first chapter of this book was completely and utterly confusing provided I had no background knowledge. It starts off talking about embryos on an assembly line and explaining different social classes. As I read I hope for nothing more than to grasp the concept of which Aldous Huxley is attempting to portray. |