Brave New World by Aldous Huxley: Section 2

Brave New World is a novel about a futuristic society that is immensely controlled by the government. There is a scene in the section two where Bernard goes to receive approval from the D.H.C. to holiday on the Savage Reservation. During this meeting, the D.H.C. shares an anecdote about a time when he traveled to the Savage Reservation when he was around Bernard's age. After sharing the story, the D.H.C. states, "I actually dream about it sometimes" (Huxley, 97). This anecdote sheds a new light on the D.H.C.'s personality, and begins to show the D.H.C. as a round character. Before this moment, the D.H.C. was strict in following the rules of "everyone sharing everyone," and yet this story shows that he at one time in his life shared strong feelings for one specific girl. The D.H.C.'s anecdote and round character traits also add more emphasis on human tendency. Thus far in the novel I have observed many instances where a character goes against the grain and possesses strong feelings for one specific person of the opposite gender. The fact that now the D.H.C. is sharing an instance in his life when he broke an important rule of the society shows that humans naturally gravitate toward monogamy.