John Change In Brave New World
When you don’t fit in anywhere, and there is nowhere to go, what do you do? In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, John is rejected in his society. He was born from civilized parents, but he grew up in a savage reservation. This causes John and his mother to not fit in no matter where they go. John's curiosity, ideals, and conditioning push him throughout the course of the novel to change for the worse because he becomes paranoid and not wanting of any human contact. John's curiosity is a major reason as to why he changes so much throughout the course of the novel. When he is asked if he wants to go to the civilization, his curiosity drives him to be only excited for what is there, and not scared, or have any doubts about what may be in store.
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His conditioning made him change because certain things that he would have done, he refused because he was conditioned to think of those events as bad things. “Get out of my sight or I’ll kill you” (131). He has been conditioned to associate sex with humiliation and pain. Conditioning like this makes it impossible for him to fit in, thus causing him to have to change. If his past life hadn’t conditioned him to think of some things as negative instead of positive, he could've fit in with the rest of the people in the civilization, and may have not had to change his view on people, and possibly could have fit in. His conditioning might also be the reason why so many people came to visit his home towards the end of the novel, and unfortunately cause his suicide. There were many things that were shown throughout the novel that caused John to turn from a boy who didn’t fit into a person who didn’t want any human contact. His conditioning was a major reason why he made this change, but all the elements contributed majorly. The main things that made John change were his curiosity, ideals, and conditioning. These components pushed him throughout the course of the book to change for the worse in the eyes of the civilization. The main points that were shown were about how John is a very important character that changes, but that change may not always be for the better. It is shown because his change causes him to get to the point where he believes that there is only one way out. This shows a grim, but clear message, that some people will not be accepted no matter where they
His conditioning made him change because certain things that he would have done, he refused because he was conditioned to think of those events as bad things. “Get out of my sight or I’ll kill you” (131). He has been conditioned to associate sex with humiliation and pain. Conditioning like this makes it impossible for him to fit in, thus causing him to have to change. If his past life hadn’t conditioned him to think of some things as negative instead of positive, he could've fit in with the rest of the people in the civilization, and may have not had to change his view on people, and possibly could have fit in. His conditioning might also be the reason why so many people came to visit his home towards the end of the novel, and unfortunately cause his suicide. There were many things that were shown throughout the novel that caused John to turn from a boy who didn’t fit into a person who didn’t want any human contact. His conditioning was a major reason why he made this change, but all the elements contributed majorly. The main things that made John change were his curiosity, ideals, and conditioning. These components pushed him throughout the course of the book to change for the worse in the eyes of the civilization. The main points that were shown were about how John is a very important character that changes, but that change may not always be for the better. It is shown because his change causes him to get to the point where he believes that there is only one way out. This shows a grim, but clear message, that some people will not be accepted no matter where they