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BNW Characters
Learn the characters by their actions and descriptions.
Question | Answer |
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This character is an alpha but due to a problem in his decanting process he is small. This creates a social divide between him and the rest of society. | Bernard Marx |
He has a secret interest in Shakespeare. | Mustapha Mond |
These characters get banished to an island at the end of the book. | Bernard Marx & Helmholtz Watson |
She is Lenina's friend, she voices the ideals of the World State society by warning Lenina for dating one man for too long. | Fanny Crowne |
Linda's lover on the Reservation. | Pope |
This character represents the perfect alpha male in the World State society, he dated Lenina for many months. | Henry Foster |
She travels to the Reservation with Bernard. | Lenina |
Father of John the Savage | The Director |
He is Bernard's only friend. Very large for the typical World State alpha and he, like Bernard, is not content with the World State. | Helmholtz Watson |
She was left on the Reservation by the Director | Linda |
John's mother. | Linda |
He grew up on the Reservation and was brought to the World State by Bernard Marx. | John the Savage |
This character kills himself at the end of the book | John the Savage |
These characters have studied the works of Shakespeare. | John and Mond |
They are at the top of the caste system, wear grey, and do the jobs that need the most intelligence. | Alphas |
These characters make up the second level of the caste system. They wear purple. | Betas |
This level of the caste system wears black and is considered to be filth. | Epsilons |
Third level of caste system. | Gammas |
Fourth level of the caste system. These people work as packagers, construction workers, and factory workers. | Delta |
She is infatuated with John and follows him to the lighthouse. | Lenina |