"And I saw a little girl, her eyes tightly closed, holding to her breast the old kind world, one that she knew in her heart could not remain, and she was holding it and pleading, never let her go." page 272
To me, this quote captures the theme of the novel. The theme is one of inevitable loss and tragedy. The book makes it clear that all good things come to an end. It also states that tragedy will always be a part of society. People will get treated unfairly. People will wonder why it has to be. Atrocities happen all the time. I think the theme is also about acceptance of these atrocities. In the end of the novel, We see not Kathy weeping excessively, but we see her coming to terms with her life. She does not run off to get away from her life, but she stays and accepts her reality. If the tragedies must happen, we must accept them, says the theme of the novel.
Good entries, Anthony. I was impressed with your earlier blogs, which were able to make many solid predictions. This is a difficult book to understand early on. Nice work. Hopefully you'll enjoy the same success with Brave New World.
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