Life+at+Lighthouse

//What function(s) does this scene perform? What is it doing? //
 * Show how isolated John is from the rest of society at the Lighthouse
 * Show how John thinks he must punish himself for receiving what he sees as gifts
 * Show how John wants to be able to live by himself and for himself without outside help
 * Show how John wishes to make himself pure of the civilized society

//Why has it been written? ////What purpose does it serve? //
 * Show a clash of cultures
 * Illustrate isolation of both John and civilized society
 * Show John's system of morals and values
 * Speculate how someone of today's mindset & societal values would react to //Brave New World//'s world
 * Show a human living off the land

//How is the scene’s construction (i.e., the way it’s built) conducive to its function & purpose? //
 * John's resistance of using modern technology and products
 * John's treatment of his body relating to his pleasure in his situation
 * John's feelings towards society and its people
 * Descriptions of nature greatly contrast the cold, "civilized" society