Brave New World

Aldous Huxley's savage character John in Brave New World is unhappy almost from his first moment in civilization. It is clear he cannot belong in this world, despite always yearning for it. It may not come as a big shock to readers that his final action is suicide. is suicide is often foreshadowed by the writer in small ways through the novel. John's misery and obsession with atonement are clear from his first day after leaving London He admits he left to "...escape further contamination by the filth of civilized life; it was to be purified and made good; it was actively to make amends" (247). John saw his act of leaving society as a punishment for his sinful actions. It cannot be surprising then, that he felt the only way to make up for his sexual depravity at the orgy was to hang himself. His obsession with the works of Shakespeare, particularly with tragedies like Othello and Romeo and Juliet also foreshadow his death. Both these works end with the suicide of the main characters.