A Brave New World By Aldous Huxley: Character Analysis

I think Huxley shows that fathers need to be respectful and inspiring to their kids. On page 125, when John stabbed his step father, he didn't flinch from the pain. I think this shows a father as being strong and inspirational because earlier in chapter six, John was wanting to prove his strength. I think that his father has inspired him to become strong and respectable in the tribe even though he is considered an outsider.

Another trait his step father, Popé, showed was control. Also on page 125, he managed to control his anger and stop himself from hitting John. This shows control and stability by him being able to resist his emotions to teach his step son a lesson in life. Instead of hitting him and making him hate his father even more, he caught him in the act and made him stare at what he had done wrong for a long time. It's almost like forcing your dog to stare at the mess they made in the house. They will look away from it at all costs until you force them to see what they had done. John probably grew to respect his father after this as it takes allot or courage to get over an intense emotion like pain.
I believe the book did a good job at building up Popé's role as a father, but they didn't take it over the top. This showed that Popé was still savage like instead of exactly what we expected from a caring father. A good example of this was the dinosaurs in Jurrasic park. The author wanted you to think they were still smart, but limited them by making them run into fences and buildings keeping their role as q loose dinosaur. I think this relates allot to what Huxley was trying to imprint on the readers of this chapter because it not only shows that the savages have some civility, but are relatable to modern day fathers in the terms of what traits they