From Hero to Zero: Bernard Marx the antihero

"They say somebody made a mistake when he was still in the bottle- thought he was a Gamma and put alcohol into his blood surrogate. That's why he's so stunted." Fanny Crowne Page 46. In the eyes of everyone who knows him, Bernard Marx is considered strange as can be; He is short, quiet, often ornery, and a loner. Though he is intelligent he is insecure which causes him to flaunt his accomplishments and belittle those under him. He lacks the grace and sometimes maturity. It is in this antihero that we see all the flaws of humanity that this new world has hoped to avoid and therefore shuns him. Aldous Huxley masterfully crafts Bernard Marx into this unlikeable character that every reader hates and yet connects with on some level. Marx is used to indicate that this new world's order is not completely insane. No reader really likes Marx but they can still relate to him and his behaviors. Every human feels isolated and different sometimes and who wouldn't want to live in a society that avoids that issue. At first glance of this futuristic society, it seems insane but through the use of characters like Bernard Huxley shows that maybe the motives behind these radical changes were full of good intent.