Friday, July 8, 2011

The Lonely Hearts

"Helmholtz and the Savage took to each other at once." Page 182

Yet again, Huxley shows his common theme of loneliness. It would seem as if at one point or another in his life, Huxley experienced the isolation these characters felt. Helmholtz and Bernard developed a friendship based on their shared feeling of being different somehow. Then, Bernard and John connected because of their similar feelings of being an outcast. Finally, Helmholtz and John take to each other right away. It now appears as if a group of three loners have found a comfort for themselves. It makes one wonder what sorts of trouble they could stir up....

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