Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Well, that's one way to solve problems (Brave New World-18)

"'Savage!' called the first arrivals, as they alighted from their machine. 'Mr. Savage!'
There was no answer. 
The door of the lighthouse was ajar. They pushed it open and walked into a shuttered twilight. Through an archway on the further side of the room they could see the bottom of the staircase that led up to the higher floors. Just under the crown of the arch dangled a pair of feet." (Brave New World, page 259)


The resolution to the book comes when John isolates himself in a lighthouse and actually ends up killing himself. Although, this was a strange ending to the book and not exactly the best way to solve the conflicts that arose in the book, I thought it was pretty symbolic. At then end of the novel, John found himself fighting against himself to find truth and purity in the world in which he was living. However, the world around him thought he was a freak and a sight to be laughed at and ridiculed. This is similar to a theme of the book. Throughout the entire story, there was a fight between some character and the rest of the society in which they were living. Ultimately at the end, the fight was between John and everyone else. He was the only one in the world in which he lived that was looking for the right ideals and values. Unfortunately, he could not find them and he ended up hanging himself. It didn't necessarily solve the problems that arose from the course of the novel, but it did show the theme of contrasting views that was apparent in every chapter of the novel.

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