Brave New World Chapter 11- A lonely one

(Individuality is/ is not harmful)
"The days passed. Success went fizzily to Bernard's head, and in the process completely reconciled him (as any good intoxicant should do) to a world which, up till then, he had found very unsatisfactory. In so far as it recognized him as important, the order of things was good. But, reconciled by his success, he yet refused to forego the privilege of criticizing this order. For the act of criticizing heightened his sense of importance, made him feel larger. Moreover, he did genuinely believe that there were things to criticize. (At the same time, he genuinely liked being a success and having all the girls he wanted.) Before those who now, for the sake of the Savage, paid their court to him, Bernard would parade a carping unorthodoxy. He was politely listened to. But behind his back people shook their heads. "That young man will come to a bad end," they said, prophesying the more confidently in that they themselves would in due course personally see to it that the end was bad. "He won't find another Savage to help him out a second time," they said. Meanwhile, however, there was the first Savage; they were polite. And because they were polite, Bernard felt positively gigantic–gigantic and at the same time light with elation, lighter than air" (Huxley 159).

In Chapter 11 of Brave New World Bernard is expressing his individuality more being that he feels a sense of safety and entitlement for being the "gaurdian" of John. He shows that he is more open to talking more openly about his intimate life. He decides to boast to Helmholtz and then feels offended when he does not praise him, which makes Bernard feel bad about himself. Being an individual and being respected for that is good and beneficial, it will most likely lead to success. However like when talking to Helmholtz, being like everybody else, talking openly about ones intimate life is not all that great or beneficial. Even though many people or a society may be talking about a certain thing in a specific way, it might not be a good thing; even though its a social norm. Its not individual.