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Sea Turtles In Aldous Huxley's A Brave New World

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When Sea turtles are born, they are separated from their habitat, the ocean. Sea turtles have to crawl inch by inch, from the sandy coast to the shore line, in order to find their home. Life for a baby turtle is horrific, they are burdened with the hardship of traveling to their home, but also given the benefit of learning to survive. In the novel Brave New World, Huxley writes about Linda, a former member of the “new world” and her struggles in the world that was left behind. Leaving home is one of the hardest tasks anyone can ever do, and while it can make life extremely difficult, it can help in unforeseen ways. When Linda was young she took a trip to America to explore the lifestyle, she never expected to be spending the majority of her life there. She was restricted from returning home, and was forced to live like the natives. Linda became very popular amongst the men, the women became ruthless and made her life miserable. “They’re so hateful, the women here. Mad, mad, and cruel.(122)” Living in America was very harsh on Linda because she was in a new environment but also she was being targeted by the natives. Being away from home is hard enough, but being mistreated while away from everything you care about it even more heartbreaking. Not only …show more content…

Because Linda was from the “new world” being a mother is an act that is non-existent. If Linda would have returned to London and given birth, she would have never gotten the chance to be a mother. “Suddenly she put her arms round him and kissed him again and again.(127)” Living in America as a mother taught Linda how to love. Living as a mother allowed Linda to care for someone other than herself. It helped build Linda a temporary home. Living in America as a mother allowed for Linda to be a real human, something the new world functioned out of the system. Many years later Linda was allowed to return to the “new world”, while it did not change, she

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