One of the motifs of Brave New World can be seen through the thoughts and actions of John. "And as though awakened by her cry he caught her by the shoulders and shook her. 'Whore!' he shouted 'Whore! Impudent strumpet!'" Here Lenina is attempting to seduce John into having sex, but John breaks lose of her hold and retaliates. John doesn't believe in sex before marriage, thinking is was an unholy deed. Throughout the book John resists the urge to have premarital sex until the very end, which, afterwards he kills himself. This shows how strongly he felt about his view on sex and reflects the views of Huxley.
After talking with the controller John decides to leave society behind and live in isolation. He finds a light house surrounded by nature and decides to make it into a home. The area was almost perfect to get away from everyone other then the fact that there was a road that ran nearby. Because of this road society eventually finds its way to John and along with it brings its ideals. In the heat of the moment John succombs to one of their activities and as a result kills himself. This shows how tempting society can be and how easy it is to forget your own morals, no matter how strong they may be.
The language from in the last third of the book shifts from the mechanical, scientific talk of society to the older talk of John. John heavily uses the langauge of Shakespear when he talks, making many quotes and references. This shows how much the works of Shakespear influenced John as a character. Huxley does this to show the importance of books in peoples lives and how much of an impact they can have on a person.
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