The Theme Of Love In Huxley's Brave New World

Romeo and Juliet is probably one of the most famous plays in history. It has been translated in almost every of the common languages in the world. Many people have analyzed this piece of art and concluded that one of the main themes is love. This story of forbidden love has been an example and a great influence for future literary works. There has been cases where people’s relationships connect to the lover’s tale. Huxley understands the influence created by these plays, and has reflected his feelings about Shakespearean love in his book Brave New World. He demonstrates in his book that no connection between individuals changes the way you think, yet when there is a feeling of passion your personality can also change.

The lack of connection

John is the perfect example to show this kind of behavior. He is introduced to this new world that confuses him. It is the collision between two different kinds of worlds, one based on surplus of emotions and the other based on no feelings. This type of conflict turns him from a serene person to an unbalanced one. His craziness can be seen when he is at the hospital while people are receiving their dose of soma when he says, “ ‘I’ll teach you; I’ll make you be free whether you want it or not.’ And pushing open a window…he began to throw little pill boxes of soma tables in handfuls out into the area” (219). This quote shows that John, in his subconscious, feels trapped in this kind of emotionless society and wants to be free. Since he cannot free himself, he tries to “free” the people around him. After this event, John decides to leave London and becomes reclusive in an abandoned lighthouse. During his time there, we can see how he starts to act crazy when he uses a whip to strike himself, in order to remember his mother. A time when he used it was when the raconteur says, “The whip was hanging on a nail by the door, ready to hand against the rival reporters. In a frenzy the Savage ran back to the house, seized it, whirled it. The knotted cords bit into his flesh” (259). In here, we can see that he is purging himself against the contamination that his mind suffered during the time he lived in London. Unfortunately, his purging was not enough to make him sane again. John’s death is described when the narrator says, “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” (267). One has to be very affected psychologically to make the decision of committing suicide. His madness increased up to the level that the