Essay On Bernard Marx

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Alyssa Smith
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Brave New World # 1
3 March 2014
Analysis of Bernard Marx
We see many different personalities, thoughts, and feelings that occur throughout the story. These feelings create conflict and confusion between many of the characters. One character that stood out the most was protagonist in the story Brave New World; Bernard Marx.
In the beginning of the story we capture Bernard Marx personality as insecure because of the way he is described to the readers. Bernard is an alpha but is described as being too short and thin for his social standing. Many of the characters thought that someone slipped alcohol into his blood surrogate when he was being made which is why he was so different than the other alphas. He lets his insecurities control him and he separates himself from all of the other alphas because of his lack of confidence. Later in the story we see that Lenina is having a conversation with Fanny about her interest in Bernard but Fanny shoots her down and says “He is so ugly and so small” (46). Everyone is completely aware of how different Bernard is but Leni...

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