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john the savage Essay Examples

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John’s Suicide in the Novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (676 words, 3 pages)

John commits suicide for many reasons. He has had both a hard childhood and then a horrible adulthood. This adds to his desire to fit in, as he feels he never has. At the same time his mother is struggling with an alcohol problem, and then a severe soma addiction. ... Read More

The Elements of Anti-Heroism in Brave New World, a Novel by Aldous Huxley (1045 words, 5 pages)

Anti-Heroism in Huxleys Brave New WorldA large amount of literature follows the same general patterns of plot patterns and characterization. When beginning to study literature, most are taught the five elements of a plot exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Similarly, characters are placed into categories of archetypes, ... Read More

The Future Society in Brave New World, a Novel by Aldous Huxley (1227 words, 4 pages)

Aldous Huxleys WorldThe novel, Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley takes place in a future society whose goal is worldwide stability. The whole idea of the brave new world is stability. The brave new world uses a caste system in which they program people using hypnopaedic phrases and other inhumane ... Read More

Bernard Marx and John the Savage in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (762 words, 3 pages)

Brave New World Bernard Marx and John the SavageModern classic, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, introduces readers to a political system completely different from our government as of today. In this new world government, humans are created in hatcheries and do not reproduce. From the hatcheries human babies are ... Read More

The Death of Feeling: The Ultimatum of John in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World (757 words, 3 pages)

The fundamental issues of human existence are brought to light in the closing chapter of Aldous Huxleys Brave New World. Entertainment and humor are contradicted with the intense existential pressure that clouds John the Savage. In his final moments, the Savage ponders the nature of society, fate, and death. Johns ... Read More

The Importance of Community, Identity, and Stability in the Novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1419 words, 6 pages)

Individuality vs. CommunityIn the novel, Brave New World, Aldous Huxley creates this utopia where all everyone cares about is community, identity, and stability. The novel shows that in order for this society to achieve a state of stability there must be no more individuality. Once they have successfully engineered these ... Read More

Attitudes Toward Technology in Huxley’s Brave New World and the Modern World (490 words, 2 pages)

Attitudes Toward Technology in Brave New World and the Modern WorldThe people of Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World have rejected nature their futures are determined by genetic manipulation, and their lives are almost entirely spent in cities. Huxley wrote Brave New World with the intention of presenting a fictional ... Read More

Character Analysis of John the Savage in Brave New World, a Novel by Aldous Huxley (1267 words, 4 pages)

An attempt was made to introduce a savage into our midst. We flew all the way to New Mexico in the United States, and brought back with us one of the inhabitants of the Savage Reservation. We brought him here to London, and showed him the wonders of our society. ... Read More

Marxism and a Society with Economic Efficiency in Brave New World (1711 words, 6 pages)

Bertens claims that although Marxism is not politically relevant, it isstill an "intellectual perspective" which reminds the 21st century idealistreader about materialism. In Brave New World, Huxley's main focus is toillustrate a society where economic efficiency is prioritised above allelse. He shows how this can lead to alienating civilians and ... Read More

Jean Paul Sartre’s Perspective on Western Colonialism in The Wretched of the Earth and Brave New World (1821 words, 6 pages)

Jean Paul Sartre, a French polymath and leading 20th century figure ofPhilosophy adopts an imperialist perspective when writing the preface of"The Wretched of the Earth". Algerian freedom fighter and post-colonialthinker, Frantz Fanon, bases the text on the events that occurred duringthe Algerian struggle for independence from colonial rule. "Themselves"suggests that ... Read More

The Importance of Stability in Society in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (826 words, 4 pages)

In Aldous Huxleys Brave New World, Earth has become a utopia called the World State, to create stability and happiness after the chaos and destruction of the Nine Years War. The Controllers, including Mustapha Mond, have created a society in which everybody is happy, but there is no emotion and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Tragic Hero, John “the Savage” in the Book Brave New World (957 words, 3 pages)

A tragic hero is a hero that has a shortcoming that causes theirdownfall. In Brave New World I believe that John "the savage" is a tragichero. He was born into the savage society, but to a mother who came fromthe civilized society, which lead him to having a sense of ... Read More

An Analysis of Power, Influence and Ignorance in Macbeth and Brave New World (1109 words, 5 pages)

Power, Influence, and Ignorance in Macbeth and Brave New WorldThe character John in Brave New World quotes Shakespeares play Macbeth four times throughout the novel, so it is no surprise that the two works have similarities, most notably in theme. The play Macbeth is the story of the rise and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of Misguidance in the Tragedy of Othello, a Play by William Shakespeare (1824 words, 6 pages)

Misguidance and its Twisted WaysIn The Tragedy of Othello The Moor of Venice, Shakespeare introduces very conflicted characters to the reader, one of them being Othello himself. Though Othello does not entirely fit in with everyone, he manages to make a name for himself, allowing others to see him as ... Read More

The Themes Portrayed in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley in Relation to Modern Society (3229 words, 3 pages)

Aldous Huxley s Brave New World, was a very odd book. It portrays many of the moral dilemmas that we now are approaching in our society. I really enjoyed the book, it had just enough science fiction content to keep the reader interested in the book. It also had a ... Read More

The Contentions About Legalizing Euthanasia in the United States (772 words, 1 pages)

To Kill or Not to KillIn Brave New World, Aldous Huxley shows an example of the widely debated topic of doctor-assisted deaths, or euthanasia. Formerly called mercy killing, euthanasia means making someone die rather than allowing them to die naturally. In Huxleys novel the futuristic World-State uses euthanasia for everyone ... Read More

Analyzing Joseph Campbell’s the Hero Circle (1018 words, 2 pages)

Brendan Tyo10801People in literature, theater, and real life can all be viewed as tragic heroes. In order to fully understand this effect, one must observe what a man named Joseph Campbell calls the "hero circle." This circle consists of specific significant stops in the hero's journey. John the Savage of ... Read More

The Warning in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (755 words, 1 pages)

Alduos Huxley, in his science fiction novel Brave New World written in 1932, presents a horrifying view of a possible future in which comfort and happiness replace hard work and incentive as society's priorities. Mustapha Mond and John the Savage are the symbolic characters in the book with clashing views. ... Read More

A Commentary on Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (449 words, 1 pages)

COMMENTARY ON BRAVE NEW WORLDIn chapters four through six of brave new world Christianity is shown to be unnecessary."People," as Birnbaum states, "are never taught religion, and are conditionedso they'll never be alone and think about the possibility of God" (3). Thecreation of a religion is almost similar to an ... Read More

The Importance of the Fordian Society in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (797 words, 2 pages)

Brave New World Sometimes very advanced societies overlook the necessities of the individual. In the book Brave New World, Aldous Huxley creates two distinct societies the Savages and the Fordians. The Fordians are technologically sophisticated, unlike the Savages. However, it is obvious that, overall, the Savages have more practical abilities, ... Read More

A Life and Career of John (722 words, 2 pages)

John the savage and Mustapha Mond the world controller both have their separate ideas of what happiness is. Mustapha defends the new society, pointing out the advantages that the savage world does not have, and what he perceives as the people being happy. "But I don't want comfort. I want ... Read More

A Comparison of John the Savage and Mustapha Mond on Happiness (715 words, 3 pages)

John the savage and Mustapha Mond the world controller both have their separateideas of what happiness is. Mustapha defends the new society, pointing out theadvantages that the savage world does not have, and what he perceives as thepeople being happy. "But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want ... Read More

An Analysis of the Savage Society in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (794 words, 3 pages)

Sometimes very advanced societies overlook the necessities of the individual. Inthe book Brave New World, Aldous Huxley creates two distinct societies theSavages and the Fordians. The Fordians are technologically sophisticated, unlikethe Savages. However, it is obvious that, overall, the Savages have morepractical abilities, have more, complicated, ideals, and are much ... Read More

The Character of John in John The Savage By Aldous Huxley (588 words, 1 pages)

John The SavageA curious mixture of the "old" world and the "new," John does not belong to either. He is not accepted by the Savages on the Reservation because he is "different," and he cannot and will not accept the life and values of the Other Place (London). Like Bernard, ... Read More

The Importance of Soma in Control of Social Stability in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World (512 words, 2 pages)

In Aldous Huxleys Brave New World, exists a reward known as soma, a pacifier whichlulls the passions and understandings of the people. Soma is a major factor in control ofsocial stability. This poison makes the citizens of Brave New World ignorant to the factthat soma is a negative device in ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Savagery in a Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (658 words, 2 pages)

A Brave New WorldBy Aldous Huxley Though Aldous Huxley leaves this book at a definite ending, he leaves you wondering what will their society be like because the "Savage" must have changed it. The theme for this book would have to be, "For every action there is an equal and ... Read More

Dystopian Futures in Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (3751 words, 6 pages)

Dystopian Futures in Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four.The existence created by Brave New World is very efficient however it lacks any meaning, humans have no real extremes in feelings, no love, hate, pain and suffering. They are conditioned by technology to accept these things as normal. People are mass-produced ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of John in the Book Brave New World (657 words, 1 pages)

Brave New WorldIn the book Brave New World Huxley expresses how the old world and the new world can not exist together. He shows how in his vision of the new world the old ways were seen as primitive and in many cases grotesque. These old ways are pretty much ... Read More

An Overview of the Concepts in the Novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (797 words, 1 pages)

The Questions and Answers About the Novel Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (954 words, 2 pages)

Brave New World1. What historical time period is being covered in this book?The historical time period that this book covered was the year A.F. 632. It is a total computer age, where in this day and age babies are artificially produced and educated. 2. What is the geographical setting of ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013