It comes from a sense that he might never fully belong to that society. It is worth noting that the novel explicitly establishes that Bernard’s dissatisfaction with the State stems from his own isolation within it, introducing Bernard with the words “Those who feel themselves despised do well to look despising.” Bernard may be a rebel, but that rebellion does not come from any ideological objection to the World State.
His discomfort with the commodification of sex marks him as a misfit. Bernard is the sole character to protest-almost silently-the way the system works. The sexual play of the children at recess, the boys’ discomfort at the word mother,Lenina’s relaxed nakedness, and the conversation between Henry and the Predestinator all serve to illustrate how the traditional taboos regarding sexuality have been discarded. I wish I could be of more help, but this is what sparknotes has to say:Īs the Director and Mustapha Mond explain to the boys how the World State works in an abstract way, the interspliced scenes of Lenina and Bernard show the society in action. I read it perhaps three years ago so I really can't remember.
0 kommentar(er)
