"I wonder if you'd like to come back to London with us?" he asked, making the first move in a campaign whose strategy he had been secretly elaborating ever since, in the little house, he had realized who the "father" of this young savage must be.
Ah-ha! My hypothesis was correct! Bernard is going to use Linda and John against the Director to save himself from Iceland. Excellent!
Also, there seems to be a "love"-at-first-sight moment when Lenina and John meet in the seventh chapter. I'm assuming this will come into play later on in the book. He is a "savage" and grew up with monogamy; she is from the city, where "everyone belongs to everyone else". Since they were raised/trained in such different environments with such different values, I'm sure there will be some sort of conflict there.
Is there a similarity to "Aladdin" here? Or am I the only one who sees it?
This is probably my favorite song from "Aladdin". I love this movie.
I've also finally found the reason for the name of the book.
"O brave new world," he repeated. "O brave new world that has such people in it. Let's start at once." (Pg. 139)I knew I recognized that from somewhere! (Like John, I enjoy Shakespeare.) Anyway, I bet John finds this "brave new world" to be quite different than he expected.
Until next time,
Alysse
Have you read "The Tempest," the play that the brave new world line appears in.
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