![]() ![]() But then Huxley goes into telling mode again:Ī mental excess had produced in Helmholtz Watson effects very similar to those which, in Bernard Marx, were the result of a physical defect. Then we get to Helmholtz, whose physical appearance clues us in to his self-confidence. A chronic fear of being slighted made him avoid his equals, made him stand, where his inferiors were concerned, self-consciously on his dignity. Which in turn increased his sense of being alien and alone. The mockery made him feel an outsider and feeling an outsider he behaved like one, which increased the prejudice against him and intensified the contempt and hostility aroused by his physical defects. ![]() It isn't enough to show Bernard's insecurity around the lower castes instead, we get this: Tools of Characterization Character Analysis Direct Characterization ![]()
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