"And then the solitude! Whole days passed during which he never saw a human being." page 245
John seems to be enjoying himself in his new home, a home in which he is experiencing peaceful isolation. This is new for him. At the reservation, he was an outcast due to his race. He was constantly teased and tormented, as well as being battered by his mother by stories of a perfect, happy civilization. Then, when John makes it to society, he feels disgusted. He couldn't handle the universal happiness, which was void of all his religious virtues he had back at the reservation. Now, at the lighthouse, he is free to worship various gods and live a disciplined life with out the annoyance of other people. I think Huxley uses John to show that stability and universal happiness is an equal trade for passionate individualism. Social stability, while it appears to be happy, isn't truly happy because it sacrifices important parts of human nature.
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