Brave New World characters
His name is a mixture of names of Bernard Shaw and Karl Marx. It has a hidden figurative sense. Bernard Marx is a character, which also is a victim of a dystopia. His distinctive feature is that he realizes his individuality. Society did not accept him, as he differed from other people being short...
Lenina Crown is the main female character in the novel. She is a nurse, belonging to the beta society caste. Lenina works in the laboratory where people are created. This woman is an object of adoring of all men, including Bernard and John. Her behavior is dynamic and controversial, and it...
Helmholtz Watson belongs to the alpha society caste. He is the best friend of Bernard. However, possesses more courageous and rebellious character. He delivers lectures in the College of Emotional Engineering. He is depressed by the fact that his work turns meaningless. He would like to apply his...
Surname Mond means “world.” Mustapha Mond is a controller in the society. He is a reflection of highly intelligent and influential citizen, having a strong position in a society and a feeling of authority. He has this authority, as exist only ten controllers in a Brave New World...
The Warden belongs to the alpha society caste. He works in a New Mexico Savage Reservation as an administrator-in-chief. The author uses the character of the Warden as a mediator between the external world and a New World original reservation. He is an icon that connects two different worlds. The...
Pope was a lover of Linda. His character is rather ambiguous and controversial. He brought alcohol to Linda’s home, and they had sleepless nights together. Pope gave a complete book of Shakespeare works to John when he was at the age of twelve. The boy reads the passage, and those words...
Linda is the mother of John. She belonged to the upper class of society. She was judged by society for committing a severe crime. Linda gave birth to John in a natural way, although everyone was born in the way of chemical processes. She was humiliated and intended to escape. She overcomes that...
Fanny Crowne was the close friend of Lenina. The phenomenon of the same surnames was frequent in their society and could be explained simply. Only ten thousand surnames were allowed to be in use in their dystopian world. Fanny was a conventionalist. She was the one, who pushed Lenina to have more...
The Director is the powerful character. He has many opportunities. It was the Director, who exiled Bernard to Iceland. Linda called him Tomakin. He was her sexual partner and a father of John. The act of natural birth, to which he was related, was a severe crime in their society. For that reason...
The Arch-Community-Songster is the dystopian icon of Archbishop of Canterbury, who was the leader of church and religion in England. His mission in the restricted society was to lead the community songs about their leader – Ford. He considered that Anglicanism lied in good singing and nice...
John is the central character of the novel. He is very dynamic and active. John was born by the natural way, from human parents, not using artificial way. He is the black sheep of the society, his feeling is more genuine, and his perception of the world differs from that dictated by the regime. He...