How are Bernard and John alike and at the same time different? What is it that allows you to know and record your feelings for John?

Both men think independently, even rebelliously. Bernard, however, changes as the story progresses. John and his mother Linda accompany Bernard Marx back to London where he soon becomes a celebrity. John falls in love with Lenina and imagines his love for her as that of Romeo and Juliet. He soon has trouble conforming to the ideals of the Utopian world and strikes out in an effort to assert his individuality. John finally runs away from the society but cannot avoid a mob of sightseers. In the end, he commits suicide. Bernard is left feeling emptier and more confused than before.