Chapter 8 Ideas

In Chapter 8 of Brave New World, we start with Bernard questioning John's lifedtyle, his home, and everything around him. This, of course, confuses John, because of how accustomed he is to his surroundings, and when question, Bernard rephrases and asks about John's life and how far back he can remember. John talks about his life, and mentions how his mother was always "unemotionally open" and would have the men of the village come and "see" her. This angered the wives and partners of those who paid a visit, and Linda would end up beaten, and John neglected by his village and sometimes his own mother. One day, Popé brought Linda a dusty, old, raggedy book that had been slowly deteriorating from how long it had been lost. It was a copy of Shakespeare's plays, and had sparked interest in John. He soon teaches himself to read the book, and the book opens his vision to the parallels he sees within the book. He compared himself to Hamlet, and how his mother was having sexually open relationships, which angers him, and inspires him to try and kill Popé. This leads to John attempting to kill the Popé in his sleep by stabbing him, and when he does so, the Popé calls him "brave" for doing such a thing, despite having 2 stab wounds, he just brushed them off like a total badass, or a complete psychopath. He sends him off on his way, without punishing John, considering his circumstance. John recalls one day doing what mo others would do; he layed his arms back, in the middle of the day, on a rock, just to know ehat it feels like to be crucified, why? Because Jesus did it, why not he? It was a rather odd approach, but i feel like he did it to understand what Jesus went through whilst he felt alone in his beliefs, loving everyone for who they were, and being strayed away for doing such a thing. After hearing his story, Bernard decides to invite John and Linda back to London, and at this point, they agree, but John seemed to have hopes for how the Brave New World would be like, and frankly, he might end up disappointed or even offended.