When the two men met, Bernard learned how John had lived and his opinion of the society in which he had grown up. Since he was in trouble for not complying with the World State, Bernard decides to bring John and his mother back in hopes of saving himself from exile; showing his own selfish nature in the process. When they arrived at the World State, Bernard became famous by boasting about bringing John back into society. On the other hand, John was shocked by the way the World State works and began to dislike it. When he was saddened by what he saw, "...he was back in his room. From his hiding place he took out his mouse-nibbled volume, turned with religious care its stained and crumbling pages, and began to read Othello" (157). , he returns to his comfort zone, the very one that helps him give meaning to his life. In this case, John would be compared to the individual who returned and was once again blinded by darkness and Plato's allegory; however, John quickly grew accustomed to this darkness and saw the problems that were present in the World State. On the other hand, Bernard represents the individual who returns and surrenders to his old comfort zone. He remained blinded by the darkness, forgetting the truth he had seen in the storeroom. Plato argues that to be truly enlightened, "the last thing to do