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John the Savage

John the Savage is a character from Aldous Huxley's novel "Brave New World." He is someone born outside the controlled, technologically advanced society, raised on traditional values, literature, and religion. His perspective highlights the differences between natural human emotions and the sterile, conditioned happiness promoted by the society. Through John, the novel explores themes of individuality, freedom, and the costs of sacrificing authentic human experience for societal stability. His character serves as a critique of loss of personal identity in a world obsessed with artificial pleasures and conformity.