In the brave new world there is a character that is Bernard who conforms outwardly while questioning inwardly. Bernard receives so much attention in the beginning until later on john takes over as john the savage. Bernard is a character in Aldous Huxley's. In the novel Bernard doesn't fit in is a member of the highest caste.
Bernard conforms outwardly to fit in with his peers, yet in questions inwardly about his perspective on the world state. Fanny Crowne refers to Bernard having too much "alcohol in his blood surrogate" and explaining behind his different nature. These qualities led Bernard to feel alienated from the others, and in effect to fit in as a normal person. Bernard tries to stay away from soma and meaningless sex. After he gained much fame for bringing the savage to London, then his character changed more to conform with his society.
Bernard bragged about his newfound fame with Helmholtz, even said that "he had six girls last week" giving him the illusion and senses of fitting in. Bernard states "what would it be like if I could, if I were free not enslaved by my conditioning. This reflection emphasize a center theme making him individualism. The struggle of trying to find his own identity, yet balancing his actions to be seamless. The world state suggests that individualism through self awareness is more important than society conformity.
Bernard tries to fit in and his flowing stream of internal questions, he paints a larger picture of the two opposite sides of society. The inward questioning side of Bernard is analogous to the society promoting individualism, but he attempts to conform promotes non-individualism. Bernard's character emphasizes to question inwardly about your being and your surrounding so that you can change your community. This follows the same idea where you cannot understand what good is without understanding what evil is. Individualism must outweigh social conformity because it cannot occur without change.
Aldous Huxley creates a world where only social conformity exists. Bernard possesses the opposite quality. He also faces struggles in trying to reach outwardly among his peers and also questioning his odd point of view. Also the two opposing sides sharply contrast with each other, and Bernard's case helps the audience grasp the central meaning of Brave New World.
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Sunday, May 5, 2019
Saturday, May 4, 2019
A BRAVE NEW END OF THE WORLD
The first big idea of the end was that john was harming himself because he felt so much guilt that he was whipping, and starving himself. Another big idea was that he was on soma and when he noticed that he died was that he hanged himself.
THE END BRAVE NEW WORLD
After Bernard and Helmholtz were exiled john decides to run off to be alone. John decides to go in a lighthouse outside London. John thought it was going to be more abandon. John then starts whipping himself, and vomiting. He also tries to strives to exorcise the guilt he feels for Linda's death and his horror of sexual contact with Lenina. In my opinion the way the end ended was shocking on how he died that was hanging himself.
BRAVE NEW WORLD THEME
In my opinion I think that the theme was about animal imagery. Animal imagery in brave new world is used to define the characteristics of a human using animal instincts and behaviors. In the first chapter there's the repetition of "straight from the horse's mouth". There was also a claim that "any cow" could merely hatch out embryos. Animalistic traits really comes into play when it comes to sex. John is disgusted and misses the purpose behind it: animals are tame; animals can be controlled. In chapter 18 when john was whipping himself for having dirty thoughts the descending helicopters are described as "locusts" and then "grasshoppers". They throw food at john like if he's an animal in the zoo.
Sunday, April 28, 2019
IGNITE TALKS
My big question is how to become a Veterinary? One thing I did over the break was researching online such as Veterinary school, other online places of the requirements and why veterinary is important. I learned that it is a total of 7 to 9 years of school, need strong science, math, communication skills, and especially to handle emotions. There is a connection between Veterinary and Brave New World that is Animal Imagery. My next move is to get more involved with animals such as helping in animal shelters and other places that will help me gain more experience, but most importantly is how might my life be transformed if I treated myself with the same love and kindness that I offer to the animals I care for.
IGNITE TALK
My big question is how to become a Veterinary? One thing I did over the break was researching online such as Veterinary school, and other online places of the requirements. I learned that it is a total of 7 to 9 years of school, need strong science, math, communication skills, and to handle emotions. There is a connection between Veterinary and Brave New World that is Animal Imagery. My next move is to get more involved with animals such as helping in animal shelters and other places that will help me gain more experience. If you have any questions or technical challenges please email or comment to this post.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
BNW READING NOTES CHAPTER 18
•Helmholtz and Bernard say goodbye to John
•John ask mond if he can go with them to the islands
•Mond says no because he wants to continue the experiment
*John plants his own garden and preforms rituals of self punishment
•One day Delta-Minus sees John whipping himself
*John kicks one reporter and angrily demands to respect his solitude
*The newspapers publish the incident and John response with increasing violence
•One day John was thinking of Lenina and rushes to whip himself
*Lenina steps out of a helicopter and walks toward him but he calls her a strumpet and continues to whip her
*John collapses because of the soma
*The next day he remembers everything with horror and he then discovers that he has hanged him self
•John ask mond if he can go with them to the islands
•Mond says no because he wants to continue the experiment
*John plants his own garden and preforms rituals of self punishment
•One day Delta-Minus sees John whipping himself
*John kicks one reporter and angrily demands to respect his solitude
*The newspapers publish the incident and John response with increasing violence
•One day John was thinking of Lenina and rushes to whip himself
*Lenina steps out of a helicopter and walks toward him but he calls her a strumpet and continues to whip her
*John collapses because of the soma
*The next day he remembers everything with horror and he then discovers that he has hanged him self
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