In my opinion, I do believe that John is more free than the other world state members. The other world state members are systematically raised. Their personalities and state of mind are contingent on the drugs and hypnotic mottos. John has the luxury of not being conditioned on a regular basis, which leaves him to have a personality, and freedom of his own thoughts. “The principle of sleep-teaching, or hypnopaedia, had been discovered. It is our job to effectively apply it to the population” (Huxley 25). By the definition of freedom in the United States I would most definitely not consider John free. However in this certain utopian society, based on the restrictions set upon the current population. John is in fact freer than the world state members. John is more conditioned in his own way, as he is the only one to deal with the struggles of the society.
I agree with the comment above and I do believe that John is more free than the other world state members. John, the main protagonist, is an outsider of the World State Society and takes his values from William Shakespeare following his complex emotions and reactions. John has a whole different perspective than the World State members, who are controlled by hypnotic processes. "Every one was busy, everything in ordered motion. Under the microscopes, their long tails furiously lashing, spermatozoa were burrowing head first into eggs; and, fertilized, the eggs were expanding, dividing..."(Huxley 146). It is mentioned that everyone was busy working. "In this room, because it contains more high-caste workers than any other in the Centre" (Huxley 147). However, John was not included in this job, he was last seen with Lenina. Whenever there would be a conflict, he was on his own. His mind thoughts, ideas were complete opposite of the world state members. He argued with Mustapha most of the time and would always prove to him that he has a point. I would consider John as being more free than the other world state members.
In my opinion, I do believe that John (the savage) is freer than the world state members. And One of the reasons why is the fact that the citizens of the World State are raised according to many set rules. There is a caste system included in the society, jobs are predetermined, age is pre-set, and all the way down to the genetic code these people are not able to venture off from what they have always known. “‘We condition the masses to have the country,’ concluded the Director. “But simultaneously we condition them to love all country sports” (Huxley 23). In John’s case, he was not raised this way. He had a free will. He is conditioned in his own way through the way he acts towards the people of the World State Organization. John visited his dying mother at hospital and got what we would think as a weird reaction from the nurse that he talked to. John asks her, “‘She’s my mother,’ he said in a scarcely audible voice” (Huxley 199). The nurse was astonished by his request. “The nurse glanced at him with startled, horrified eyes; then quickly looked away. From throat to temple she was all one hot blush… Still blushing, she led the way down the ward. Faces still fresh and untethered turned as they passed” (Huxley 199). By this, we can tell that John is more conditioned in his own way through experiences he has had in his life through growing up with these types of emotions around him.
In my opinion, I do believe that John is more free than the other world state members. The other world state members are systematically raised. Their personalities and state of mind are contingent on the drugs and hypnotic mottos. John has the luxury of not being conditioned on a regular basis, which leaves him to have a personality, and freedom of his own thoughts. “The principle of sleep-teaching, or hypnopaedia, had been discovered. It is our job to effectively apply it to the population” (Huxley 25). By the definition of freedom in the United States I would most definitely not consider John free. However in this certain utopian society, based on the restrictions set upon the current population. John is in fact freer than the world state members. John is more conditioned in his own way, as he is the only one to deal with the struggles of the society.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the comment above and I do believe that John is more free than the other world state members. John, the main protagonist, is an outsider of the World State Society and takes his values from William Shakespeare following his complex emotions and reactions. John has a whole different perspective than the World State members, who are controlled by hypnotic processes. "Every one was busy, everything in ordered motion. Under the microscopes, their long tails furiously lashing, spermatozoa were burrowing head first into eggs; and, fertilized, the eggs were expanding, dividing..."(Huxley 146). It is mentioned that everyone was busy working. "In this room, because it contains more high-caste workers than any other in the Centre" (Huxley 147). However, John was not included in this job, he was last seen with Lenina. Whenever there would be a conflict, he was on his own. His mind thoughts, ideas were complete opposite of the world state members. He argued with Mustapha most of the time and would always prove to him that he has a point. I would consider John as being more free than the other world state members.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, I do believe that John (the savage) is freer than the world state members. And One of the reasons why is the fact that the citizens of the World State are raised according to many set rules. There is a caste system included in the society, jobs are predetermined, age is pre-set, and all the way down to the genetic code these people are not able to venture off from what they have always known. “‘We condition the masses to have the country,’ concluded the Director. “But simultaneously we condition them to love all country sports” (Huxley 23). In John’s case, he was not raised this way. He had a free will. He is conditioned in his own way through the way he acts towards the people of the World State Organization. John visited his dying mother at hospital and got what we would think as a weird reaction from the nurse that he talked to. John asks her, “‘She’s my mother,’ he said in a scarcely audible voice” (Huxley 199). The nurse was astonished by his request. “The nurse glanced at him with startled, horrified eyes; then quickly looked away. From throat to temple she was all one hot blush… Still blushing, she led the way down the ward. Faces still fresh and untethered turned as they passed” (Huxley 199). By this, we can tell that John is more conditioned in his own way through experiences he has had in his life through growing up with these types of emotions around him.
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