John

"'O brave new world!' It was a challenge, a command." (pg. 210)

I love finding the title of books or movies hidden somewhere throughout! It makes me feel like I really did accomplish something while reading a book or watching a movie. John frequently says this phrase in the later part of this book. I'm almost positive it's from Shakespeare's The Tempest.  

 I think John may have finally cracked and gone a little mad. He finally couldn't take anymore. I think it's good that he wanted to help make the boys into men, but he went about it all wrong in my opinion. Helmholtz should have helped John stay calm under pressure. Then, maybe John could've kept his sanity.