In part 2 of Brave New World written by Aldous Huxley we have been introduced to two new characters; Linda and her son John. Linda is a woman with a complicated history. She used to be a child just like Bernard or Lenina. She came from the world state and was taught just like they were however she was lost on a mountain at a young age. Soon after she found out she was pregnant and had a son. John was born and grew up to be fairly independent compared to everyone else. When Linda and John are brought back to the World State John is called “The Savage” because of his desire to be a part of something more then the State has to offer. I found John to be a sort of extreme of Bernard’s character. He can also be compared to our world and how people with different ideas are thought of as different. Linda is struggling with unhappiness and is taking Soma a drug to help her forget about her problems. This can compare to our drug addictions today and how they can overtake your life and end up killing you like Linda in the novel. The whole novel shifts directions when these characters are introduced. I find their story very interesting and enjoy it equally to Bernard’s story however I feel as though we loose the previous story when these characters as introduced.
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