Bernard Nadler. Bernard is a different character. If I had to use one adjective to describe him, it would be overbearing. It seems like he tries to hard sometimes. If you remember the SOS sign, it’s a perfect example of his character. It seems like he wants to get certain things done, but doesn’t quite have the ability or sense to do it sometimes. Bernard seems to have that heroic side that he tries to shine sometimes, but it really just doesn’t pan out. He made it a goal in life to cure Rose(his wife), of cancer. He didn’t give up until he believed she was cured. When in reality, she wasn’t cured; she simply lied to Bernard so he would stop trying. Ironically enough, the reason that they are on the island is because of the attempt. As previously stated, they traveled to a healer in Australia, which proved unsuccessful.

In my opinion, it was very brave of Bernard to marry Rose knowing that she only had a limited time to live. That take a lot of courage, and realizing that you will get attached to a person that is going to die. Bernard sometimes acts like he must prove himself, such as staying behind to blow the tents in the finale of Season three, but everyone wants to be a hero I guess.

I think that we can learn from Bernard, that in life, we have to be more accepting of what is to come, and enjoy time that we do have, instead of trying to change things. You’ll notice that Bernard, although he does love Rose, cannot accept the fact that she is going to die. Don’t get me wrong, I understand that we will do whatever in our power to save people, but he took it to the extreme. In life, we have to sometimes accept the inevitable, which may in reality, be our “fate,” and move on with life. If we can’t enjoy the present, how can we look forward to the future?