The All-Knowing Narrator

""As though I'd been saying something shocking," thought Lenina" (pg. 58)
""What could be the matter with the fellow?" he [Benito] wondered." (pg 60)

Brave New World is told from the third person omniscient point of view. In it, the narrator unbiasedly tells the story, including the thoughts and feelings of many different characters. This allows the reader to get to know the different characters not only because you understand how their mind works, but because of how other characters react to them. I believe the author also did this to avoid focusing on one character too much; Bernard may be focused on more so than others thus far, but is not overwhelmingly the main character. This point of view sets Brave New World apart from most other books I have read; I can't think of many that don't have first person point of view or third person limited point of view. I do, however, enjoy this new aspect and the perks it comes with, such as understanding why Bernard feels like such an outsider considering what other people think of him. Because of the point of view the reader is also able to witness different important events, not just based on a particular character being present like in many books. This was especially interesting throughout Chapter Three in the three different scenes that were unfolding simultaneously. Unfortunately I also found them difficult to understand at times, especially with the scientific talk stemming from the speech of Mond. It appears that third person omniscient point of view has its positives and negatives.