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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