How would it feel to be brought into the world where lives are predestined or real-life situations are constructed to work in order to benefit society as a whole? Within the book Brave New World and the film The Truman Show, the theme of sacrificing personal identity for the benefit of society is present in each work. The ideas and opinions of the public coincide harmoniously with the society in which they live. Bernard Marx and John Savage are two predominant characters in Brave New World. Both are marginalized by the World State due to their different opinions from the rest of the "conditioned" society. Even Truman, the protagonist of The Truman Show, is perplexed because he was unaware of the false reality he was experiencing. Marx, Savage, and Truman have all seen their personal identities sacrificed for specific reasons that push them to overcome their higher powers. Within Brave New World social stability means that everyone is identical and has a preset purpose in life. A tour guide at the Central London Hatchery And Conditioning Center explains that “…predestination and condition. We decant our children as socialized human beings, as alphas or epsilons, as future sewer workers…” (Huxley 13) Bernard Marx was born through the same Bokanovsky process as everyone else. He is forced to live in a society where individuality is suppressed for stability by conformity. Marx knows he is different from many others and tries to fit in. He is prevented from being his true self because he is already despised by the conditioned society and the risk of exile. His antisocial beliefs include ideas of marriage, emotions, and community events that are immoral according to the rest of civilization. It would be impossible for John Savage to adapt to the world St... middle of paper... ...M. According to the controller of Brave New World and the director of The Truman Show, the world is benefiting from the loss of each character. Their reasoning is that life is better and happier for them. In conclusion, all three protagonists disagree with the way they have been controlled and are determined to overcome the repression. Bernard and the Savage do not retract any opinion, however different it may be. Truman is determined to reach the world and abandon the television life. It is clear that sacrificing personal identity should not be a reason to benefit society because someone's individuality is a precious gift. Works Cited Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. New York: Perennial Classics, 1998. Print."Truman Burbank (character) - Quotes." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Network. 01 April. 2011. .