After his mother's death, John finds himself in a crowd of Bokanovsky twins awaiting their daily soma distribution. In his disgust, John finds himself revisiting Miranda's speech for a third time. However, this time the words take on a different meaning for him. In his distress, John begins to see Miranda's words not as sarcasm, but as a hope for the "possibility of loveliness, the possibility of transforming even the nightmare into something fine and noble". For the first time, John sees the events around him as something that he has the power to change. This is also the first time in the novel that Huxley gives his audience the command to change the world around them before it becomes too late. Unfortunately though, John's attempt to transform his nightmare backfires and eventually leads to his demise. This suggests that while Huxley is communicating that change is necessary, it may not be possible if things continue in the direction they are headed. The contrasting ideas presented in this section illustrate the dissonant views that Christopher Hitchens mentions about Huxley's writing in the forward. Is Huxley communicating a call to arms or warning against the dangers of standing up against adversity?
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