The theme of alienation is a counterpoint to the theme of total conformism that pervades the World State. For example, two characters who have been alienated from society are John and Bernard. Bernard is an alpha male who fails to fit in due to his small physical stature. He is alienated from society because he is a misfit, too small and powerless for the position to which he has been conditioned. John, the director and Linda's son, is the only major character who grew up outside of the World State. He has spent his life alienated from his village in the New Mexico wilderness and cannot find a way to fit in with the World State Society. In Huxley's novel, the theme of alienation is huge because it affects many characters in the novel, for example John and Bernard become outcasts from society and have to find ways to deal with their loneliness. John and Bernard share slight similarities when it comes to being alienated from society. Both are made fun of by the same people who are part of the same society as them. Both have been criticized b...