" 'O brave new world, O brave new world...' In his mind the singing words seemed to change their tone. They had mocked him through his misery and remorse, mocked him with how hideous a note of cynical derision! Fiendishly laughing, they had insisted on the low squalor, the nauseous ugliness of the nightmare. Now, suddenly, the trumpeted a call to arms. "O brave new world!" Miranda was proclaiming the possibility of loveliness, the possibility of transforming even the nightmare into something fine and noble. "O brave new world!" It was a challenge, a command. "
~ Brave New World, page 210
We have finally reached a climax! As John walks out of the hospital, he sees the soma distribution and becomes absolutely furious - and he starts preaching to a large group of Deltas. All of the spectators watch in horror, but I was just happy someone was finally doing something. It felt like a defining moment/ breaking point in the book, and I was glad to see some action. His passion for the freedom he was talking about was so refreshing after seeing everyone else, the people who only work and play golf. I also liked seeing a member born in the society rebelling against it with John. It wasn't just someone with heretical ideas who was too afraid to say anything or make a scene. The emotion was raw and intense and passionate; so far, most of the book (and anything/anyone in the Society) had been lacking that.
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