... families in them where emotions got in the way of happiness and stability. After an War the world went through an economic crisis.People were afraid in this hopeless situation and so they allowed the world reformers to take over control. Bernard Marx is introduced as a short, dark haired Alpha who is believed to have got a dose of alcohol in his blood surrogate ... himself in the lighthouse. Characters BERNARD MARX is an Alpha male who doesn't fit in with the society and isn't respected by the other Alphas because of his physical defect. He is too short and slight for his caste since th...

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

... is not hard to believe that unusual people are found when everyone is trained to be the same in every part of life. Bernard, Helmholtz and John, the savages of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, are three odd characters. "Ninety-six identical twins working ninety-six identical machines!"(18) The director preaches with excitement, as he comments on how everyone is conditioned to like what ... was a first savage; they were polite." (129) It proves the point that he is a misfit even further when he is shunned from society. Bernard has always been different and his short feeling of popularity...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... novel entitled Brave New World by Aldous Huxley one of the main themes is the inability of science to shut down or eliminate deep-seated human needs. This theme is seen through the characters Bernard, Helmholtz Watson, and Linda. These three characters stand out in the novel due to the fact that they do not quite fit in with the ordinariness which is the Brave New World. These characters ... the Psychology Bureau. From the beginning of the book, he is singled out for his looks as well as his behavior. Prompted by ulterior motives, he is instrumental in transporting the Savage and Linda ...

• Word Count: 395
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School