Chapter 18 Journal Entry

In this chapter, Hemholtz and Bernard are exiled and sent to an island on which rebellion is allowed. John requests to join them, but Mustapha Mond is quick to reject his preposition and informs John that they will continue the experiment. John is upset about this and soon decides to exile himself from society. Upon his exile, he begins living in a lighthouse, and constantly whips himself as punishment. Often, he thinks about Lenina, encouraging him to whip himself even more. Eventually, this attracts attention, bringing people to watch during his whipping. One man creates a feely about John, and is almost instantaneously a big hit. However, many people who watched the feely rush to John and begin chanting, "Do the whip! Do the whip! Do the whip!". After Lenina hears about this, she decides to go see John, unfortunately, John begins whipping Lenina instead immediately after she steps out of her helicopter. John rushes towards her shouting "Strumpet!" and begins whipping her and himself. Someone in the crowd shouts "Orgy Porgy!" and soon, the entire crowd joins in the ecstasy. The next day Lenina's departure, John is found, in the lighthouse dead, hanging from a noose, by delta minuses who hoped for a repetition of the party.

Because happiness is forced, unhappiness is the only freedom! which lead to John's rebellion.
Importance of this chapter: Because Aldous Huxley is too un-creative to form a real, interesting, intriquite ending, he kills off one of the protagonists and exiles the two others to a far away island.
Vocabulary: Spadeful: of or pertaining to a spade.