Popularity


 * Bernard is now popular because of his connection with John, whom everyone develops a liking to, and he lets this popularity get to his head.
 * He now loves the world because everyone "loves" him, however, it makes him even more insufferable
 * Bernard writes reports to Mustapha about John and the daily observations he makes about him, but Mond finds his letters as annoying as he is.

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 * Shows that, though Bernard claims to scorn this society, once he becomes popular he is no better than the people that he used to hate. He is still conditioned the same way as them, so he desires company as much as they do. The only thing restricting him from being like this was his unpopularity.
 * Serves to reduce our empathy towards Bernard, who we were originally supposed to sympathize with because his thoughts are more similar to ours