Friday, July 1, 2011

Protagonist?

"Every one works for every one else. We can't do without any one..." pg 74


The different castes in this society illustrate how certain groups possess dynamic roles that other groups may not. Lenina says, "Even the Epsilons are useful," to imply that even though they are a lower caste, they serve an important purpose-- "[they] perform indispensable services." Also the above words, "Everyone works for everyone else, We can't do without any one," have apparently been ingrained in the citizen's minds since the beginning of their lives. Lenina has a brief flashback of being a little girl when she remembers the first time she heard this phrase. Since then, it's remained an ordinary saying in her mind. I think the leaders are trying to portray a false sense of security to everyone by saying things like this and, "Everybody's happy now." It's easy for people to accept what they want to hear.
Also, so far, it appears that Bernard is the protagonist. His real thoughts are unlike most of those he is surrounded by, so he is probably going to be one of the main focuses for the rest of the novel. When he goes to the Solidarity Service at the Fordson Community Singery, he feels rather alone and empty after all the soma and ..other stuff that happened, and he was 'utterly miserable.' It seems that he wishes that there was less focus on fitting in (since he doesn't) and more focus on individuality. Bernard is the only sane person in this book so far, so I hope he tries to fix the crazy world he's living in.

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