Brave New World Characters: Complete Analysis
Brave New World features complex characters representing different aspects of society, each embodying themes of the novel.
Bernard Marx is an Alpha-Plus who feels like an outsider because he's shorter than other Alphas. Lenina Crowne is a Beta who follows society's rules perfectly. John "the Savage" grew up on a Reservation and knows Shakespeare but nothing about the World State. Mustapha Mond is one of the World Controllers who understands what was sacrificed for stability. Helmholtz Watson is Bernard's friend, another Alpha who feels something's missing from this perfect world.