Identity In Brave New World

Aldous Huxley wrote the novel Brave New World based on the future dealing with individuality and displacement. Aldous displays this through the character of john with the use of symbolism allegory, and imagery. John’s experience with exile is normal in the beginning of the novel because he has been going through it his whole life, but this later turns into a deeper feelings of self hatred loneliness and a disappointment in himself and The New World State. This is ironic because The Director tries to be enforcive with the rules at New World State yet he breaks one of the most important standards. John moves from the savage society to the utopian society hoping it would be better but yet it only cause him to become even more depressed. John

This is the slogan for society. "Community" meaning that all in the society must work together to have greatest and happiness for the society as a whole, and it shows through the idea of "Identity" that each person has. Some are alphas, but each person is supposed to be happy with their own identity, "Stability" which is the ultimate goal of the society because through stability happiness can be maintained and all unpleasant feelings and emotions be removed. John stays true to his moral values while his view on the Brave New World community changes to rejection. His first impression of the community was based through his mother, during his time at the Savage Reservation. Linda, as a former member of the utopian community explains many of her past experiences which give John a very positive view of the society. When Bernard takes john on a tour of the community John’s view on Brave New World change drastically not so much in his character. The major change in John’s character, is when seeks to separate himself from the influence of the Brave New World and the influence they have on

John feels as though he’s been poisoned by this new civilization, “I ate civilization. It poisoned me; I was defiled. And then, I ate my own wickedness.” (241) He wants to live a noble life, but to make this life on his own and have control of his life and his feelings so he goes to a abandoned lighthouse, far enough away from Brave New World. John reveals the true savage in him. This is a major change from the identity he showed before being changed by the civilization of Brave New World, but he stays true to his values by leading this new life on his own. John’s strong moral values prove to be the one constant in his character. Even though John’s character goes through some major changes throughout the novel, it’s clear than anything, and despite all the changes he goes through on the outside. With this in mind, it’s clear that aspects of his character such as strength, bravery, and commitment to his values develop, but his identity is the same throughout the story. In the end John does commit suicide due to the fact that he is not able to live with this society or himself because he let himself be persuaded by the society and at one time did betray himself and all he believed