As the novel comes to an end, I have to say that I wasn't rather surprised. Not to imply that I expected John to commit suicide but what more was there for a savage to do? To him, society was corrupt and immoral and knowing he had been apart of it, death would have been the only luxury in a time so fraudulent. He simply asked for was seclusion. A part of not being a part of their society but reporters kept rushing to exploit this savages actions. Whipping himself for his wrong doings, he becomes angry at the amount of people showing up. He whips Lenina in front of everybody while the other mimic his actions, encouraging him to keep going. Maybe this is a start in straying away from their regular conformity and into something more "uncivilized"? On the amount of soma they were probably strung out on, I doubt it.
I believe that Huxley did a remarkable thing in capturing the hypocrisy of society, being related to the 1920's, right around the time of the assembly line and Ford motor cars. Largely criticizing consumerism. His tone is at times satirical and also awkward. Displaying the characters emotions of uncertainty to new situations. His aspects on sex, religion, society, all seems to satirize the peoples way of being so quickly taken advantage of and changed, all for a cost greater than what they could offer. Their life.
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