Compare and contrast the characters of Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson in Brave New World.

These two characters are similar in that they are both
unhappy with the society in which they live.  They are different, however, because
Helmholtz's unhappiness is more principled than
Bernard's.

Bernard is unhappy because he
can't get into society.  Society rejects him because of his
looks and so he is not popular.  When Bernard gets the chance because of John the
Savage, he takes it and acts in the way society expects him
to.

Helmholtz is unhappy because he dislikes the
restrictions society puts on his thoughts and his expression.  He is the perfect
physical specimen and can easily be accepted by society.  Yet he rejects the society
because of his principles.  When Helmholtz is going to be exiled, he accepts his fate
willingly because he truly dislikes the society.  Bernard, by contrast, hates the idea
of being exiled.

So both men dislike their society, but
Helmholtz's objections are much more principled than Bernard's.