Bernard Marx Sparknotes

Bernard Marx- Bernard Marx could be seen as the outcast of the social group. He isn’t exactly as tall or as involved in “social gatherings” (sexual gatherings) as the other Alpha group members, the “rich, wealthy” class of the dystopian society. Bernard views the other members of his social class as disgusting human beings with no morals. Bernard is kind of like the “Winston Smith” from George Orwell’s 1984. He questions society and goes against a lot, if not all, of their ideas.
John the “Savage”- John is found at a Savage Reservation located in New Mexico. Bernard and Lenina go there as a date and end up encountering John. After talking, Bernard realizes that he is the lost son of the Director, kind of Bernard’s enemy. Bernard brings John
In this dystopian society, everybody is born into a class and is never allowed to move up or down. Bernard Marx was born into the Alpha Plus class but he isn’t quite respected as the others. His height is at least 1/2 that of the other Alpha Plus members and his face isn’t as attractive as the others’. Bernard Marx also has a different outlook on life and despises the idea that “Everybody belonged to everybody else”. He believed in monogamy while everybody else favored polygamy. Sexual intercourse is a normal part of society and Bernard thinks that it’s disgusting. All of these factors make Bernard Marx the sort of “outcast” and inferior being in
A lot of his allusions tur towards that of Shakespeare when he talks about John reading only Shakespeare and when Mustapha Mond brings up Shakespeare in his great speach to John. He mainly alludes to Shakespeare and society today to get the readers/audience to realize what makes a society great. The novel’s society was only focused on “Community, Identity, Stability” but Aldous Huxley brings up Shakespeare and our society to emphasize on love, passion, and etc. He makes sure to point out that we, as a society, need other aspects other than “Community, Identity, and Stability” to keep thriving as a