It shows an example of how humans are shaped by those around them. John is relatable to people today because of how he differs from every other citizen living in the World State. He has flaws that are fundamentally similar to those of people today. Regardless, he resembles the people living under the World State in being heavily affected by his surroundings, unlike the image of him as a champion of freedom. In the same way, humans today are like John, because they are affected by their environment in a way that makes their choice simply a consequence of how they interpret their world. Ultimately, by presenting different points of view through the flawed characters and the state of society in Brave New World, Aldous Huxley shows the importance of perspective in analyzing complex situations, such as questions of free will and of