Bernard Brave New World Analysis

The central conflict is Bernard vs. Society, and it is external. This is because the conflict is appearing outside of the protagonist, rather than an internal conflict, which is when there is opposition between the protagonist and his or herself. The conflict in Brave New World's case moves the story forwards as the author shows the reader how stereotypes can influence social ranking in many different forms. For example, most Alpha males such as Bernard would be tall, strong, smart, and commanding. Bernard, however, is vertically challenged, meek, of higher intelligence than most, and lacks authority. In fact, one of the "females" of the story, Fanny, was helping to spread a rumor about Bernard. "They say somebody made a mistake when he was

He doesn't love the same recreational activities as the others, nor does he have the same conditioning and thought process, yet he still excels in his field and gets the girl of his dreams to go on vacation with him. (Not) Shockingly, the two decide that a visit to the New Mexico Savage Resvervation would be a treat, yet poor Lenina finds the place of the Indians to be revolting, until she meets a young, handsome, a savage outcast named John whose mother who was left behind on one of her visits to the Reservation, (mothers are considered embarrassing in this culture of the future, for giving birth is utterly disgusting) wants to return to civilization. Eventually, all four return to London, where The Savage takes his turn of being utterly confused and hideous by civilization, Lenina gets her heart broken, Bernard is sent to Iceland, and John's mother dies. The turning point occurs when The Savage, John, cannot achieve loneliness and takes his own life by hanging himself from the rafters of his lighthouse. There is never a resolution to the conflict between Bernard and