Analysis Of Aldous Huxley s Brave New World - 1433 Words

On the topic of alienation, Brave New World presents four characters who are/feel alienated from a utopian society that circulates around the motto â€Å"Community, Identity, and Stability.† In a world that revolves around a caste system, there are five divisions and in this novel the Alphas and the Betas are the two groups allowed to communicate with one another. As for the Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons, they go through the Bokanovsky’s process which undergoes alcohol treatment and oxygen deprivation to guarantee lower intelligence and size. The author, Aldous Huxley, a social satirist, wrote this novel to express his concerns over control by the government that would change the way society is portrayed. In a socially stabilized world, the†¦show more content†¦Seeing that, this rumor is why he feels like an outsider because he does not look like an Alpha should and many Alphas and Betas avoid him due to his reputation. Marx is aware of this avoidance and it aff ects his confidence, giving him anxiety about rejection. Stemming from this, he likes to be alone and is able to think as an individual and builds resentment towards those who view him as little. In this society, it is frowned upon to be alone, to have emotions, and to think because it allows them to think freely. Any time someone would feel Marx’s behavior was peculiar, they would advise him to ingest soma which he would decline because he wants to be himself. Therefore, he would reject Lenina’s advances, rather to get to know her, rejecting society’s values. Once he takes Lenina Crowne on a date to New Mexico where the Savage Reservation is located, they meet John the Savage and Linda. John the Savage approaches Lenina and Bernard after the Indian religious ritual conveying his desire to participate. However, the Indians consider him an outsider because his mother, Linda, is from the outer, more civilized, world. John introduces Lenina and Bernard to Linda an d she is overcome with happiness to reunite herself with people of her kind. Linda explains her story on how she visited the reservation with Director Tomakin and how she became stuck at the reservation having to give