John the savage is an excellent example of a protagonist who rebels against his society. He spends his entire life on a savage reserve and is taught a way of life that would not be uncommon to a person in present day. In this John becomes a lone supporter for and American style society in a world that sees such an existence as barbaric and repulsive. John screams out for freedom as the people around him conform to blissful submission.
A person that John develops a relationship with is Lenina. He is struck by a wild love for her but is unable fulfill his desires. This is not because she is unwilling, quite the contrary she is attracted to him as well but because she has been taught the ways of Ford her advances are repulsive to John. When John is unable to make her see that her way of life is wrong he forbids himself from her embrace. Lenina is the example of a perfect woman in the society and John refuses to be apart of such a despicable way of life.
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Okay- I was just going to put this up has a post, but it wasn't letting me paste it into the window, so im just going to leave it here. This is my paragraph, its the one on word choice.
ReplyDeleteThroughout the book, Huxley replaces the word ‘Ford’ with the word ‘God’ in common phrases. A main example of this is found in how the citizens of the World State document time. “In this year of stability, A. F. 632,” (Huxley, 3). In the real world, the common way to keep track of time is B.C. and A.D., both being based upon the life of Jesus Christ. The use of “A. F.” is alluding to A.D., but rather than talking about God, it is referring to after Ford. Ford is replacing God, and because Ford represents materialism, it shows that materialism is a major threat to religion. Another common phrase used is cleanliness is next to godliness. In Brave New World, this saying is altered to fit Ford. “But cleanliness is next to fordliness.”(Huxley, 110). The use of Ford, rather than the use of God, showcases the replacement of the word ‘God’ with the word ‘Ford’. Ford represents materialism because Ford was a maker of material things- cars. When Ford is put in the place of God, it shows how religion can easily be overcome by materialism and industry. By directly substituting God with Ford, and because Ford represents superficial things, Huxley shows how religion can be substituted by material goods if people are not careful.
This is good, and really clear, but all the stuff about Ford = materialism is getting repeated in the second paragraph. Would it be OK just to take those bits out?
ReplyDeleteYes, that would be fine. I wasn't sure what was going on with the other paragraphs, and thought it was easier to take out than to add later. This should definetley go second, with symbolism first and then contrast. So, ya definetly take them out.
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