6/12/2023 0 Comments Bernard marx brave new world![]() ![]() ![]() To his social equal, Helmholtz, he alternately brags and whines about his anti-social feelings of rebelliousness, yet when faced with superiors, Bernard is characteristically subservient and cowardly. Marked as an outsider, Bernard revels in pent-up anger and disgust at those who reject him. Although he wants to be an individual, to feel strongly and act freely, Bernard shows little creativity or courage. Bernard himself is painfully aware of others' responses to his un-Alpha-like shortness, and his lack of confidence stems from anxiety about rejection.īernard's feelings about his difference develops into an inner resentment nurtured by his own egotism - a frame of mind that produces much emotion but little action. The rumored cause, alcohol in his blood surrogate, links him chemically to the lower castes and undercuts his Alpha Plus status. ![]() ![]() In a society of perfectly flawless people, Bernard's flaw - his short stature - marks him for ridicule. Later, however, John the Savage takes the central role in the novel. Bernard Marx receives so much attention in the early part of Brave New World that it seems as if Huxley has chosen him for the main character. ![]()
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