Why does John commit suicide at the end of the novel “Brave New World?”
Why does John commit suicide at the end of the novel Brave New World Aldous Huxley ends Brave New World with the tragic death of John the Savage John s suicide is not sudden It grows from his deep conflict with the artificial world around him He cannot live in a society that kills faith love and freedom Conflict between Two Worlds John belongs to both the natural and the mechanical world He was born on the Reservation but later lived in the World State In both places he is an outsider The Reservation rejects him as impure while the World State mocks his emotions This double rejection breaks his heart and mind Disgust for the World State John hates the shallow and immoral life of London People there take soma to forget pain and follow empty pleasures Mustapha Mond explains Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with