hackerbad.blogg.se - Summary of the entire brave new world book

According to Mustapha, it's the same problem as with Shakespeare's works-they're too old.

John wants to know why the Controllers don't let people read these books.

Humorously, he calls them all "pornographic" (because in this world, any such outlawed material is considered smut.)

He removes from his safe a copy of the Bible, The Imitation of Christ by Thomas à Kempis, and a third text, William James's The Varieties of Religious Experience.

Mustapha says that the notion of God has always interested him.

The Savage tries to say something about the moments of spiritual sublimity he experienced on the Reservation, but he finds "there were no words" to express this.

Mustapha adds that they also sacrificed religion.

Helmholtz's exit leaves the Controller alone with John, who thinks that beauty and truth are a big sacrifice to make for happiness.