Writing Prompt

In Brave New World Bernard Marx is a man who, in his head, is pulled in conflicting directions. He is trained to be part of a united people but he feels like an individual. Bernard is often looked down on by others because he is different but he can not help the way he is.

The first of the two sides of the conflict in his head is unity. The world he lives in is all about unity. Bernard could give in to this and be happy, at least on the outside. On the inside he would be discontent because he is an individual who is not like the others. For all the soma and fellgoods in the world he would never feel the same as everbody else; he would never be truly happy, but he wants to be happy so he wants to be part of the crowd.

The other sidde of this conflict is to be an individual. He can think for himself and do whatever pleases him instead of whatever everybody else is doing. This way deffenitley suites him better. From birth he was always different. He is not the same physically or mentally. He would be better of being an individual.

This conflict within Bernard's head is of large significance to the book. The main theme of the book is individuality versus unity. Bernard's conflict allows us to decide which we think is better. It gives us an example to use when we think about which is better.

All in all, Bernard is a large part of Brave New World. His conflict between individuality and unity contributes a lot to the meaning of the book. In the end Bernard chooses individuality because he does not fit in with everbody else. Happiness and unity is not for everone.