Friday, July 29, 2016
Take a Different Path
While reading Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, I read a compelling statement made by the character Bernard Marx: "'It makes me feel as though...as though I were more me, if you see what I mean. More on my own, not so completely a part of something else. Not just a cell in the social body.'" (Huxley 90) I found this quote to be very intriguing because it made me think back to a previous English assignment about the Leopard Man. The Leopard Man separated himself from society and its problems so he can find his own happiness. Bernard Marx's desire is similar to Leopard Man's desire. Bernard does not want to be like everyone else and follow their strange ways. He is looked down upon in society because he is different, just like Leopard Man. Bernard and Leopard Man are examples of non-conformity in which they do not want to be one person in the crowd. They want to take a different path in life.
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I completely agree with your post to a certain point because you are only through with the beginning of the book. Bernard seems to want to take a different path in life because he is treated differently by everyone in society. Later on in the book as you will see, things will change around as new characters and plots are added. Bernard hates society because he is different, but what will what happen to his mindset if he is suddenly not different anymore? What will he suddenly think if he is loved and supported by everyone? Aldous Huxley will take you on an amazing but weird ride through his book with Bernard and later on characters to show you the true meaning of conformity and what happens to it in a society where everyone in the same class is merely a clone of each other with a purpose in society given by the government.
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