Brave New World 18

'"we-want-the whip."' pg 257

Okay, so I read to the end of the book before doing my last few blogs. But before I did, I was guessing that some soma-ed up Alphas were going to torture and kill Savage. I assumed Huxley was going to use the plot of Jesus' Passion to symbolize that the Savage was all that was good in the world, and, with his death, everyone would realize their wrong doings. Oh no, Huxley had to take his sick mind and twist the plot.

However, I still believe that the Savage stood for Religion, but not as a christlike figure. The Savage is Religion. Let's walk through the steps.

1.  Christianity initially had a large following, mainly because it was very different and the talk of the town. Dare I say, Delta Minuses and media?
2. Next, Christianity became a spectacle more than a religion. With extremists making scenes, and phonies claming to be Jesus or knowing the apocalypse is near, Christianity is mocked more than it is followed, but people still claim to be faithful so they can see what will happen next. Just like my quote.
3. This is followed by the current stage of our faith: the fake christians. These days, people act immorally, indulging in worldly pleasures, then go to church. Our own version of an orgy-porgy at the Reservation. 
4. Lastly, just as John killed himself, Religion will smolder, not from being attacked by an outside force, but because of the people in the church who can only claim to believe. The idea of salvation will no longer sound glorious in comparison to worldly happiness. Similarly to the past, indulgences will corrupt faith until the fundamentals of Christianity are replaced with fundamentals of the immoral society.

This is depressing. Yet another reason to say it: I hate this book.