With these components at the forefront, productivity comes into its own. This dystopian world is built around being constantly productive, often leaving it up to its citizens to figure out how they would personally benefit from helping their colleagues and collaborators; more specifically, how helping their colleagues and associates would benefit the World State. Mustapha Mond mentions this with his hypnopaedic phrase: “But everyone belongs to everyone else” (Huxley 40). When Bernard brings John to London, John's initial purpose is hidden from him. Bernard tries to embarrass the Director for his hypocrisy by denouncing him as John's father. When this mission is completed and the Director resigns, John's importance severely diminishes. He loses all opportunities to bond and be productive, and his lashing out at other citizens threatens his ability to continue to exist stably in society. With no real purpose for existing in the machine that is the World State, John does what he believes will be the most productive thing he can do for society and takes his own life. This exemplifies how John resembles a Christ-like figure, as his death for the betterment of the world reiterates that he would rather die in isolation than experience life as only a small part of a much larger world.
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