III. Character description1. John the SavageThomas and Linda's son John are a scholar and resident of the New Mexico Savage Refuge. Although he was not introduced until chapter 7, John is considered the central character of the novel. Unlike the rest of his community, he is educated. When Lenina and Bernard meet John during their trip, they soon realize that John's biological father is the director, Thomas. Once this is reaffirmed, Bernard and Lenina offer to bring John and Linda back to the World State. Hoping to better communicate with the people of the World State, John readily agrees. It was John's misfortune, however, to discover that in any case he could not escape his isolation. In one scene, where John takes Lenina home, John realizes this: “Looking through the floor window, the Savage could see Lenina's upturned face, pale in the bluish light of the lamps. Her mouth was open, she was calling. Her shortened figure moved away from him; the diminishing square of the roof seemed to collapse into darkness” (137). John's role in Brave New World is important, in that he is one of the only characters to clearly express the atrocities of this society; how no one is truly happy, knows what love is, or is fully aware of their situation. And it is this awareness of the world around him that ultimately drives him to madness. Everything from his mother's eventual death to his inability to control his desire causes him to lose hope. Throughout the novel, John struggles to fit into society, but because he was never raised in the conditions of the World State, he was unable to assimilate. John's strengths are his intelligence and determination, but his weakness lies in his middle of paper... refined, dangerous and potentially subversive. (117)V. ThesisA dystopian novel, like Brave New World, generally focuses on the conflict between man and society. In this case, Aldous Huxley presents three compelling views of John the Savage, Bernard, and Helmholtz. Although each is distinct in their upbringing, each shares the same path. In the World State, everyone tries to achieve a level of satisfaction according to their standards. Helmholtz, an intellectually superior Alpha, hopes to create compelling works of literature and spread his wisdom, while Bernard simply seeks social acceptance. And John the Savage, having been rejected by his wilderness community and by his mother, longs to find a sense of belonging in the new world. However, each suffers the same fate; failure.Works CitedHuxley, Aldous. Brave New World. New York: Harper & Bros., 1946. Print.