Who are the main characters in the novel?Do you like them?Why or why not?What is special about them?What do they reveal about the universal human experience?
Bernard Marx – Bernard Marx is the character that carries out major events throughout the novel. In the novel, Bernard is carefully described as a social outcast. Unlike the rest of his group, the Alphas, he’s short, and he thinks differently. Most of the time, Bernard spends his time alone, trying to answer all of the questions that he has, starting from the main question ‘What is the thing that is missing in this Society?’ Endlessly, Bernard pushes himself to find the Truth and the answers. However, his life starts to collapse since the beginning. Bernard is an example of how humans can not live without getting loved and he himself answers why he feels something is missing in his heart but he doesn’t realize it. Also, Bernard is an example of how humans can be greedy, proud, and start lust and wrath. After he brought the Savage to the Society, Bernard becomes a start and is respected by the Society. He gets pride and greed as his fame increases and shows uncontrolled wrath and other times, he desires lets himself controlled by sexual desires. Further in the novel, Bernard collapses and his life get corrupted. Bernard regrets what he has done over and over again but nothing helps him. Bernard is the character that is second closest to a real human being but I don’t like him very much.
Lenina Crowne – Lenina Crowne has perfect physical appearance and all men desire to spend a night with her. According to my comprehension and terminology, Lenina is simply a big prostitute. Lenina shows stupidity of being a coward to see new things. She is trapped in the Society’s standards and she only knows how to deal with situations that are in the standards. She’s a complete robot controlled by the Society. Lenina is an example of how weak humans can be if they are placed in low standards. In my opinion, Lenina is totally useless and I don’t like her because she’s corrupt.
John the Savage – Unlike Bernard and Lenina, John was actually born and has parents. John grew up in a tribe and learned human qualities. He went through many hardships and realized that humans do need to go through it. Once he meets Bernard and goes to the Society, he’s shocked by how corrupt the New World is. He tries to make the people realize what they are doing but he fails. While he’s in the Society, Lenina tries to spend a night with him and John refuses. John later steps out of the Society and commits suicide, after finally admitting that he has been contaminated by the Society and he can not handle it anymore. I like the way how he struggles to solve problems.
Bernard Marx – Bernard Marx is the character that carries out major events throughout the novel. In the novel, Bernard is carefully described as a social outcast. Unlike the rest of his group, the Alphas, he’s short, and he thinks differently. Most of the time, Bernard spends his time alone, trying to answer all of the questions that he has, starting from the main question ‘What is the thing that is missing in this Society?’ Endlessly, Bernard pushes himself to find the Truth and the answers. However, his life starts to collapse since the beginning. Bernard is an example of how humans can not live without getting loved and he himself answers why he feels something is missing in his heart but he doesn’t realize it. Also, Bernard is an example of how humans can be greedy, proud, and start lust and wrath. After he brought the Savage to the Society, Bernard becomes a start and is respected by the Society. He gets pride and greed as his fame increases and shows uncontrolled wrath and other times, he desires lets himself controlled by sexual desires. Further in the novel, Bernard collapses and his life get corrupted. Bernard regrets what he has done over and over again but nothing helps him. Bernard is the character that is second closest to a real human being but I don’t like him very much.
Lenina Crowne – Lenina Crowne has perfect physical appearance and all men desire to spend a night with her. According to my comprehension and terminology, Lenina is simply a big prostitute. Lenina shows stupidity of being a coward to see new things. She is trapped in the Society’s standards and she only knows how to deal with situations that are in the standards. She’s a complete robot controlled by the Society. Lenina is an example of how weak humans can be if they are placed in low standards. In my opinion, Lenina is totally useless and I don’t like her because she’s corrupt.
John the Savage – Unlike Bernard and Lenina, John was actually born and has parents. John grew up in a tribe and learned human qualities. He went through many hardships and realized that humans do need to go through it. Once he meets Bernard and goes to the Society, he’s shocked by how corrupt the New World is. He tries to make the people realize what they are doing but he fails. While he’s in the Society, Lenina tries to spend a night with him and John refuses. John later steps out of the Society and commits suicide, after finally admitting that he has been contaminated by the Society and he can not handle it anymore. I like the way how he struggles to solve problems.
1 comment:
I think you pointed out all the major characteristics in each person. :)
It's true how the savage hated being corrupt and tried continuously to clense himself. But even from looking at the way he did that was disturbing and made you think that John was corrupted from the start without being aware of it.
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