"What the two men shared was the knowledge that they were individuals." (67)
If it were not for Bernard and Hemholtz feeling as though they were different from society, society would continue on with out question. All of the rest of society blindly follows in line to every rule set in place, so there had to be some problem for the novel to be interesting. This problem came from Bernard and Hemholtz questioning what others would not dare. This created round characters that had the ability to change in the course of the story. The question that comes with this problem lies in the consequences of these blasphemous thoughts. What will happen if they get caught sharing these thoughts? This adds suspense to the story, in addition to a many questions that need to be answered later. This also sets up the trip to Malpais and ultimately the rest of the story.
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