"Linda had been a slave, Linda had died; others should live in freedom, and the world be made beautiful. A reparation, a duty. And suddenly it was luminously clear to the Savage what he must do; it was as though a shutter had been opened, a curtain drawn back." pg 210
Poor Linda. On the upside, John has a revelation that is sure to bring an abrupt plot shift and possibly (finally) the climax. It's interesting that Huxley chooses the word slave to describe Linda's place in society. All of her life, Linda thought the inhabitants of the Centre were more superior than the savages, but in all reality they were at the bottom of the totem pole of science. They had no say in anything, and, in all actuality, were superior to nothing, not even Epsilon semi morons. Alpha or Epsilon, they were all equally controlled, equally hindered throughout life.
My only question is, why did it take death for the Savage to realize he needed to change things? It's not like the world at the Centre was hidden until this point in the book.
After thought- This reminds me of the American Revolution. Our Founding Fathers saw that the people were suffering and realized that we deserved independence and freedom. It became their duty to make a safe and beautiful environment for anyone to move to with no preference to any social class.
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