Aldous Huxleys Brave New World and Political and Social Ideas :: essays research papers

The portions in Aldous Huxley&8217s hold New World represent reliable political and social ideas. Huxley used what he saw in the world in which he lived to form his book. From what he saw, he imagined that life was heading in a direction of a utopian government control. Huxley did not imagine this as a good thing. He uses the characters of Brave New World to testify his view of utopia being impossible and detrimental. One such character he uses to represent the idealogy behind this is Bernard Marx. Bernard Marx is a character that represents those that are different from the norm, a character still relevant in today&8217s culture. He is an archetype of those that are looked down upon as different. He signifies those that look and/or think uniquely. Bernard is the outcast who longs to belong. Bernard is pretty high up in the social system in Brave New World. He is an Alpha Plus at the top of the class system and he works in the Psychology Bureau as a specialist on hypnopaedia. B ernard, though, is flawed according to his culture on the in spite of appearance and out. &8220&8217He&8217s so ugly&8217&8230&8217And then so small.&8217 Fanny made a grimace smallness was so horribly and typically low-caste&8217 (46). Bernard&8217s looks pushed him to be an outsider. His physical insufficiencies cause him to be different mentally.The way that he thinks and acts is different then that of the cultural norm. &8220&8217They say he doesn&8217t like restriction Golf.&8217&8230&8217And then he spends most of his time by himself &8211 alone&8217 (44). The way that Bernard acts is so different then everyone else in the world in which he lives. In Brave New World being alone is a rare occurrence, and sports are something that everyone participates in. Bernard also thinks of women and relationships differently. Though promiscuity is a normalcy in Brave New World, Bernard sees relationships as a personal thing and does not think of a woman as someone to just have. &8220&821 7Talking about her as though she were a bit of meat.&8217 Bernard ground his teeth. &8216Have her here, have her there. Like mutton. Degrading her to so much mutton&8217 (45). Bernard gets angry hearing others talking so casually about sexual relations with a woman.Bernard goes against the grain in the way he looks, acts and thinks. He does not follow the cultural standard and is because despised and teased, and is labeled a freak.