Trying to fit in-9

"The boys began to point their fingers at him. In the strange other words they said Linda was bad; they called her names he did not understand, but that he knew were bad names." (Brave New World, page 129)


In chapter 8, Bernard begins talking to John and learns about his past. As the son of a woman from the Other Place living in a uncivilized society, an external conflict was clearly present. John and Linda didn't know how to live in the uncivilized society because they didn't understand the culture and values. The external conflict between John and Linda and the society is very effective because it shows how different the two societies are. It's funny how John always dreamed of going to the Other Place because he hated living with savages and thought everything would be better in a "perfect" world. While on the other hand, Bernard is dying to break free of the Other Place. 


Bernard and John have a lot in common because they are both struggling to fit into to a world that doesn't accept them. Just like in the beginning of the movie The Sandlot, Smalls knows nothing about baseball; therefore, he doesn't fit in with the team. He's constantly getting picked on but once he learns the ropes of the game, he begins to fit in. I feel like this is true in everyday life today and in the societies in Brave New World: until you conform to what society wants, you won't be accepted.