Until this last year,
this concept seemed the least likely to happen. A standard human is one that would be physically
conditioned from the original state of sperm, and egg until the embryo is completely develop. One
sets up a standard for each class, all citizens in that class will fit the standard mold. For example, if
one was destined to work in the tropics, they would be conditioned to physically like the heat. In the
novel, there are five main classes. Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon. Alpha being the most
intelligent, and individual, and Epsilon being 'semi-moronic' and common. Epsilons are often
members of a bokanovskified egg. This means the egg was split up to 96 times, and each embryo is
a twin to 96 others. Most Alphas, come from a single egg. Each class also has a sub class of plus or
minus. Huxley is takes class structure of the 1920's and magnifies it to such detail that in the novel
it almost seems absurd, but in reality, every day people are judged by their class. Each class in a
Brave New World must wear a specific color.
In Huxley's society that was not the case
but one could easily tell by ones clothing what class they came from.
Those from the world of 'Old
money' looked down on people who were newly wealthy, who in turn thought themselves better
than the middle-class, who in return looked down on factory workers, and so on until we have the
last impoverished man in rags. Yet society did not feel class distinction was wrong. When Huxley
brilliantly extrapolates what is already happening in the guise of his utopia, it seems to be absurd
behavior.
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