Lenina is a woman who works in the Embryo Room of the Hatchery. Bernard is a nonconformist citizen of the Utopian society who is unhappy. Bernard gets permission to take Lenina to a Savage Reservation, and this is where they meet John, a handsome young savage that Lenina immediately falls in love with. Bernard discoveries that John is the son of the Director and decides to take him and his mother, Linda, back to London with him. Bernard soon becomes popular, due to the citizen's curiosity for the savage. The Utopian's are later disgusted by John and Linda's behavior, and are exiled along with Bernard and Helmholtz. John is !.
then betrayed by Lenina, and decides to kill himself. (Pages 3-259).
Characters: .
Bernard Marx- Member of the Psychology Bureau, Central London Hatchery. Bernard is an intelligent Alpha, but does not fit into the status because he is small in stature and ugly. He secretly detests the function of the government (Utopia), and desires to find out more about Pre-Utopia. Lenina Crowne- Lenina is a very pretty girl that works in the hatchery. She is emotional, nave, and capricious, and falls in love with John the Savage. She is a perfect example of a person of the Utopian Society. John "the Savage"- Born on the Indian reservation and oblivious to the Utopian Society. John is down to earth and interested in the humanities. He is intelligent but does not understand the Utopian way of living. Mustapha Mond- The putative, "Fordship." He is the controller of Western Europe and thoroughly respected. Very wise, intelligent, and agrees with John the Savage up to an extent, but prefers Utopia to Pre-Utopia. Director (Tomakin)- Accustomed to the Utopian society and abides by the rules. He is another typical person living in Utopia, he is strict and arrogant. He resigns after he sees his son, John. Linda- Had once worked in the hatchery, but left in the Indian Reservation after she bore John.
