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As an undesirable and unpopular Alpha, Bernard Marx often blames his inferiority complex on the World State. He is very vocal in his criticisms of society, and it causes the DHC, or the...
The D.H.C. explains that Bernard has "grossly betrayed the trust imposed in him" — and that his unorthodox attitudes and behavior threaten Society. Bernard responds by bringing in Linda, whose appearance — sagging and discolored with age — horrifies and astonishes the crowd.
When Bernard calls Helmholtz about the tap, Watson gives him some bad news: the D.H.C. intends to exile Bernard to Iceland. Appalled by the news, Bernard's "theoretical courage" evaporates, and Lenina persuades him to take soma to calm himself before they fly off to the Savage Reservation.
Bernard's exposure of the D.H.C.'s relationship with Linda and John, their son, gains most of its energy and comic force from the D.H.C.'s hypocritical denunciation of anti-social behavior. In this, the character and his public humiliation recall traditional unmasking scenes in fiction involving corrupt religious or other well-respected social ...
When Bernard arrives, the Director declares Bernard “heretical” because he refuses to behave like an infant and does not immediately seek to gratify his own desires. He tells Bernard that he is being transferred to Iceland. But then Bernard presents Linda and John.
Nov 21, 2023 · Bernard returns to London, and when he does, the DHC publicly threatens to punish Bernard for his non-conformity, but Bernard pulls the Director aside to see Linda and John.
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Sep 13, 2015 · With all the workers present, the Director publicly reproaches Bernard for his social misconduct and tells him that he must go to Iceland where he will not be able to influence others. Bernard and the Director represent two sides of the novel’s main conflict, and this chapter describes their confrontation.
