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It is not hard to believe that unusual people are found when everyone is trained to be the same in every part of life. Bernard, Helmholtz and John, the savages of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, are three odd characters. “Ninety-six identical twins working ninety-six identical machines!”(18) The director preaches with excitement, as he comments on how everyone is conditioned to like what they are and what they do; thus, creating a world where everyone is happy. But when something has gone wrong with the conditioning of someone, that individual is going to be miserable. Bernard, Helmholtz and John all wish that this “happy” world was different. Bernard Marx is a short, funny looking man. Bernard does not fit in very well with his peers. He is a highly intelligent Alpha, and part of the higher society, but he is small and looked upon as a deformed Alpha. Being small in the Utopia that he lives in is considered to be wrong and corrupt. Many people believe that too much alcohol was added to his embryo. Bernard likes to be alone and does not play sports like everyone else does. He does not like to take Soma or be a part of any activities so, therefore, he is not happy. Bernard is full of discontent in a world where everyone is happy. In the beginning the reader is led to believe that Bernard enjoys being a misfit, but later it is found out that he is a very gloomy man. When he returns to his native reserve with John, he is suddenly popular with important people and women.
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