In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World,
Mustapha Mond, whose first name is an epithet for Mohammed, meaning "the chosen one,"
and whose last name is like the French word for "world," is one of the ten World
Controllers. John the Savage is from another place called the Reservation.
Clearly,they are products of two different
worlds.
- John has been born of woman and has
lived a life in old world values, albeit rather primitive as he has engaged in Indian
rituals. Mustapha Mond is a product of the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning
Center and has been genetically engineered. - John is not
willing to sacrifice life's struggles to soma. Mond has; he says
that in the New World there are no losses to compensate for and youthful desires never
fail. - John wants real ethics; Mond settles for situation
ethics, contending that without any obstacles to overcome, there is no need for nobility
and heroism. - John wants tragedies; Mond says tragedies
cause social instability. - John want truth and beauty;
Mond says, "Universal happiness keeps the wheels steadily turning; truth and beauty
can't" - John is a romantic; Mond is a cold
realist. - John is not cruel; Mond is. He refuses to let
John go to an island like Helmholtz and Bernard because he wants to continue the
experiment with John. - John the Savage is truly human;
Mustapha Mond understands what humanity is and loves to read the Bible and Shakespeare,
but he is willing to sacrifice his humanity for social
stability. - John is trapped; Mond chooses his own
world.
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