🔮Bernard Marx's anger and discontent stems from his sense of being different from others.
🔑Bernard rejects the idea of numbing his feelings, believing it to be a form of escape.
🤝Helmholtz Watson is Bernard's only friend and shares similar feelings of alienation.
🌍The characters' feelings of alienation represent a larger theme in the novel.
✨Helmholtz seeks deeper meaning in his life and work, feeling that there is something more for him to offer.