"'Oh, God, God, God...' the Savage kept repeating to himself. In the chaos of grief and remorse that filled his mind it was the one articulate word. 'God!' he whispered it aloud, 'God!'" (pg 207).
This outrage by John effectively shows the mood of the novel at this point. Reading through this excerpt, I actually found myself reading "God" as if it had said "Ford." The use of God seems odd for John to say since he would not have had access to a Bible in the reservation and would not have heard it during his stay in the Hatchery. This outbreak from John clearly portrays the distress of him versus the rest of the Brave New World's dying.
For some reason I feel like Linda's death may have been the climax of the novel. John unleashing his uncontrollable grief and remorse seems to have indicated a stronger mind set in changing the ethics of this odd world. We now have Bernard and John very eager to see an end to the dastardly actions brought about in the Hatchery with what appears only Mustapha in their way. I really am not sure how this outbreak could back fire on John (possible expulsion back to the reservation?), but I do think that he will continue to play a key factor in the end of the novel. I also hope that the mood of the novel goes back to being more chipper. Nothing is worse than ending a book feeling sad.
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