BNW19 - Hubris

"The whip was hanging on a nail by the door, ready to hand against the arrival of reporters. In a frenzy the Savage ran back to the house, seized it, whirled it. The knotted cords bit into his flesh." (Brave New World, pg. 252) And down falls our tragic hero. The hope the reader has in this beautifully different character dies with his flagellate-type behavior. Why does our hero have to have a tragic flaw? Remember that John was a major fan of Shakespeare - his heroes all had their tragic flaws. John hung himself after the burden became too much to carry. He served hs role, though. Without our "Savage," we wouldn't understand the reasoning behind the "brave new world." Hopefully John's death was considered noble - he was a noble man.