Brave New World Question 1

Books can reveal many things. They can reveal the authors values or attitudes. They can tell what perspective the author is writing from and the overall message of the book. Aldous Huxley is author of the marvelous novel Brave New World. As a reader I can tell his values and attitudes toward the world at the time period the 1930's . For example, Huxley shows how a technology world can ruin the human society, human beliefs, and human identity. He shows his attitude by showing characters that experience these same feelings. The character of John shows these beliefs. John is a savage. Which means he was not an embryo he was naturally born. In the world of Western Europe 632 A.f (After Ford) it was considered wrong to have naturally born children. Anyhow, when John is brought to London is mortified about how life is being lived. He sees how the drug soma is being used and is disturbed about how this technology has such a powerful influence on the people. John reaction to this new technology is confused. He does not understand why people would live and rely on technology. On scene I find important is in the hospital when John's mother,Linda, dies. John is so upset. He does not understand why the doctors did not try to save her. He does not understand why you die when you are sixty years old. Because of this confusing behavior John throws soma out the window and yells at the doctors. I think Huxley made this character after his self. I think Huxley would have the same beliefs as John and he would not agree with the technology. I believe he writes his personal thoughts through the perspective of John. Through the novel of Brave New World I think you can see Aldous Huxley's values and opinions.
Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. New York: Harper Pereinal, 1969.