"Slowly, very slowly, like two unhurried compass needles, the feet turned towards the right; north, north-east, east, south-east, south, south-west; then paused, and, after a few seconds, turned as unhurriedly back towards the left" (259).
The resolution of Brave New World came at the very end of the novel, when John hanged himself. He had previously said that he would not be an experiment, that he would go somewhere to be alone. Once his solitude had been compromised and he violently lashed out against a crowd, John must have felt that he deserved the ultimate punishment. His death could be viewed as his final punishment or his final escape. Either way, John's struggle against the evil of society and his own wickedness finally ended. This resolution was particularly sad but also very effective. The reader felt the strongest connection to John and hoped that he would overcome his internal battles to defeat society in his external struggle. This did not happen, and I felt saddened that the New World had driven John to such drastic measures. The resolution is the final and perhaps strongest point saying that the New World is not civilized, perfect, or even ideal. The resolution supported the theme and provoked emotions in the reader that would help he or she realize the true meaning of the theme. The reader saw the full extent of the power and evil of the society, enough to destroy a young man's life.
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