"Just under the crown of the arch dangled a pair of feet."
(pg.259)
Could this really be the end of the story? I think it's horrible. There were so many other places Huxley could have taken the story. The end really wasn't even exciting. Also, he didn't even explain or describe where Marx and Helmholtz had gone or what happened to them there. I felt as though this was a very sub-par ending to what could have otherwise been much more interesting. The end was just wierd anyway. Why would John try to kill Lenina and I'm not even sure if he did because Huxley never really said. Then he just hangs himself because he doesn't want people to bother him. It just seemed a rather strange, and in my opinion, bad ending which really never answered any questions I had as a reader or thoroughly resolved any conflicts and situations that came up in the book.
I would encourage you, rather than wondering about what didn't happen, to try and make sense of, or at least discover the meaning of what did happen. You don't have to "agree" with how the story ends to understand its significance.
ReplyDeleteYour entries reflected honest thought as you read, which is exactly what the goal is. Good work!
okay. I'll try to focus more on that in the next book
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