On the first, that's an interesting note. I remember that, in the SYFY movie, they did work with a middle-aged woman that was overweight (certainly compared to Hollywood/Fordly standards). But, your idea has a lot of merit.
It's entirely likely that Lenina and Bernard wouldn't have paid too much attention to the weight of the locals. And were just more sensitive to differences in people who, otherwise, looked like themselves.
And... I don't know how much I expect Huxley to know about addiction or being the child of an addict. And, there's the element that this is more about commentary on society. John's character will almost be entirely independent of just about everything of his past.
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Date: 2017-10-30 11:03 pm (UTC)It's entirely likely that Lenina and Bernard wouldn't have paid too much attention to the weight of the locals. And were just more sensitive to differences in people who, otherwise, looked like themselves.
And... I don't know how much I expect Huxley to know about addiction or being the child of an addict. And, there's the element that this is more about commentary on society. John's character will almost be entirely independent of just about everything of his past.