"You can't have a lasting civilization without plenty of pleasant vices." page 237
Obviously, "pleasant vices" is the oxymoron I am referring to. The pleasant vices, I think, are the banishment of passion, high art, God, religion, and truth. In addition, I think the cowardly way people run from affliction, using soma, could be considered a "pleasant vice." John, contrastingly, does not see these vices as pleasant. Despite the sometimes truth being unpleasant, John values it above all. He is such a brave character to me. Taking things how they are and living with a harsh reality rather than living in a cheerful facade. I think Huxley wants us to learn from John. Like the novel Never Let Me Go, we must embrace our suffering, not run from it. Suffering is large part of humanity. It is especially important when this suffering is done in the name of truth and passion.
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