"O brave new world," he repeated. "O brave new world that has such people in it. Let's start at once." Brave New World (p. 139)
Yes, this quote does have the title of the book in it.
Beyond that point, John (one of the savages) made this statement as he was offered to travel with Lenina and Bernard out of the reservation. When I first read this, I was confused because how in the world are the guards going to let "savages" out into their homes? Isn't that kinda like releasing a tiger out of its cage?
Anyways, I thought this excerpt represented an internal conflict pretty well. Internal conflicts add to the drama and external conflicts in the story. John wants to escape from his "prison" - start a new life, maybe even find people that are similar to him. He feels trapped at the reservation - every person who lives where he calls home has dark skin and dark hair, while he has light skin and hair. From the stories he hears from Linda, John believes he can belong in the Other Place.
Personally, I think he will find the exact same (if not worse) problem in the Other Place. All the clans and groups of Lenina and Bernard's world are conditioned to do certain things. Since John does not belong to any type of clan, he will probably find himself ostracized from the groups.
This part of the story reminded me of the movie Avatar. Jake Sully, the main character who is paralyzed from the waste down, agrees to control an avatar in order to have a normal life once again. He wants to start over in order to fit in with a new crowd of people. However, the "blue people" soon realize he is different, and once again, he is treated negatively for this reason.
Don't worry. There is still happy ending. :)
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