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How Does John The Savage Back To Utopian London Summary
1. After Bernard brings John the Savage back to Utopian London, how does Bernard’s life change? After Bernard brings John to London, Bernard becomes famous and popular. He was called the discoverer of the Savage. Also, from being the Savage’s guardian, he was treated better and became more popular to the girls of Utopian London.
2. What is John the Savage’s reaction to Utopian London? (3 things and 3 quotes When John first got to Utopian London, he was disturbed of the way people are cloned in factories. “But the Savage had suddenly broken away from his companions and was violently retching, behind a clump of laurels, as though the solid earth had been helicopter in an air pocket” (Huxley 160). After listening to the Human Element Manager
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For two people to love each other, they must have sex. However, John does not believe that. When Lenina and John fall in love with each other, Lenina quickly takes of all her clothes and gets ready for sex. “She put her hand to her neck and gave a long vertical pull; her white sailor’s blouse was ripped to hem; suspicion condensed into a too, too solid certainty. ‘Lenina what are you doing?’”(Hexley 193). However, John does not want to and he gets angry at Lenina for being a whore. “And a though awakened by her cry he caught her by the shoulders and shook her. ‘Whore!’ he shouted. ‘Whore! Impudent strumpet!’”(Huxley 194).
2. Explain the difference between how John sees death compared to how the utopians think about death. Who dies? How? John sees death as a horrible and sad things, but the utopian children thinks there is nothing special about death. As Linda chokes because she forgot how to breathe, John cries and calls the nurses for help. John had brought Linda back from the soma holiday but since she had been interrupted, the effects of soma caused her to forget how to breathe. When they get to Linda she has already died. The twins nor the nurses showed any emotions to the fact that someone had died. All they asked was “is she dead?”
3. How does Huxley use conflict to examine John’s attempt to help and liberate the utopians? What is Huxley’s

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