"He raged against himself-what a fool!" (104). I've noticed that this sci-fi novel, like others, has standard themes that run through the duration of the book. To begin with, the age old theme of internal conflicts. Bernard is having major issues with a) his self confidence and b) the world he lives in and contributes to. His self confidence issues spur from the shallow world he is living in. Everyone must be perfect if they are alphas or betas. He is mainly upset, however, because he understands the corruption, maybe not totally, but he still has a partial understanding of what is wrong in society. However, he also contributes to this corruption. He has no other option, but he must. My next blog will talk about the other themes that are seen through this novel and many other sci-fi novels.