The theme of alienation provides a counterpoint to the theme of total conformity that permeates the World State. For example, two characters removed from society are John and Bernard. Bernard is an Alpha male who fails to fit in due to his inferior physical stature. He is alienated from society because he is inadequate, too small and powerless for the position he has been conditioned for. The Director and Linda's son John is the only major character to have grown up outside of the World State. He has spent his life estranged from his village in the New Mexico wilderness and is unable to integrate into the global state society. In Huxley's novel, the theme of alienation is huge as it affects many characters in the novel, for example John. and Bernard become social outcasts and must find ways to cope with their loneliness. John and Bernard share slight similarities when it comes to being alienated by society. They are both teased by the same people who live in the same society as them. Both have been criticized b...