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Brave New World Literature and Writing Quotes

How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Part.Paragraph)

Quote #21

"He was a philosopher, if you know what that was."

"A man who dreams of fewer things than there are in heaven and earth," said the Savage promptly. (17.18-9)

This is an odd line for John, and a lot of scholars use it to establish the fact that John doesn't actually understand the Shakespeare he reads—he just quotes it.