The Character Of Bernard In A Brave New World

In the Brave New World, life has no purpose or meaning to strive for, people survive merely on the illusion of happiness as though they were under a spell, especially the lower cast members such as epsilons. Having control of their mind, the rulers have them do as they please and condition to love what they cannot escape. In the case of Bernard, however, since he is an Alpha plus he has a more widespread freedom and is not as controlled as other people within the community. His “greater... talent” also gives him a greater “power to lead astray” upon wanting his individuality he puts at risk the cosmic balance, the biggest threat to them. The World Controllers do not care for any individual rather their concern lies in the community as a whole,
and are often more than not stripped of their humanity, becoming ignorant of sentiment, doing only what they are ordered or as they call it “conditioned” to do. The Director, whose name is never mentioned, openly admits to the worthlessness of a human life and how they can “make a new one with the greatest ease-as many as [they] like”. Life is disposable and does not matter so long as society is “alive” ironically kept alive with the dead, dead of emotion, dead of individuality, and dead of freedom to live, truly live as they would like.