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Essay / Happy Endings in Brave New World Theme - 1017
With these components at the forefront, productivity presents itself crucially. This dystopian world is built around constant productivity, often leaving it up to its citizens how they would personally benefit from the help of their peers and associates; more specifically, how helping their peers and associates would benefit the World State. Mustapha Mond mentions this with his hypnopedic phrase: “But everyone belongs to everyone” (Huxley 40). When Bernard brings John to London, John's original purpose is hidden from him. Bernard seeks to embarrass the director for his hypocrisy by presenting him as John's father. When this mission is completed and the director resigns, John's importance diminishes considerably. He misses every chance to connect and be productive, and his attacks on other citizens threaten his ability to continue to exist stably in society. With no real purpose for existing in the machine that is the World State, John does what he believes is the most productive thing he can do for society and commits suicide. This illustrates how John resembles a Christ-like figure, as his death for the betterment of the world reiterates that he would rather die in isolation than live his life only as a small part of a much larger world. big.