Social Classes In Aldous Huxley's Brave New World
Aldous Huxley writes in his text Brave New World of the pitfalls of a society based on classes, with those in the upper classes holding more power than those in the lower classes having virtually no power. He describes this system as the Alphas being smart and superior to others and having challenging jobs, Betas are not to powerful, Deltas being less powerful than the Betas, Gammas being underneath the Deltas, and the Epsilons receiving grunt work that is boring for higher caste members and having absolutely no control to power. Huxley argues, “We also predestine and condition. We decant our babies as socialized human beings, as Alphas or Epsilons, as future sewage workers or future...future Directors of Hatcheries”(Huxley 13). Huxley is stating that the Alphas and Betas are at the top and they come from single eggs that
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More specifically, the ruling classes use their power to be able to socialize the working classes into believing something that goes against the other classes will. Huxley states, “A society of Alphas couldn’t fail to be unstable and miserable. Imagine a factory staffed by Alphas-that is to say by separate and unrelated individuals of good heredity and conditioned so as to be capable...of making a free choice and assuming responsibilities”(Huxley 222). Huxley is stating that a society based on only Alpha Pluses would create social chaos. More specifically, no one would want to spend their time doing work that belongs to Epsilons and Deltas. Sam Cook in her text Marxist perspective of power discusses that Marxist believes that the ruling classes hod all power. Cook states in the Marxist perspective, “...there is a limited amount of power in society, which can only be held by one person or group at a time”(Cook). Cook is claiming that the ruling classes will try to control those who are below them. More specifically, the Alphas having the ability to continue to control and rule the
More specifically, the ruling classes use their power to be able to socialize the working classes into believing something that goes against the other classes will. Huxley states, “A society of Alphas couldn’t fail to be unstable and miserable. Imagine a factory staffed by Alphas-that is to say by separate and unrelated individuals of good heredity and conditioned so as to be capable...of making a free choice and assuming responsibilities”(Huxley 222). Huxley is stating that a society based on only Alpha Pluses would create social chaos. More specifically, no one would want to spend their time doing work that belongs to Epsilons and Deltas. Sam Cook in her text Marxist perspective of power discusses that Marxist believes that the ruling classes hod all power. Cook states in the Marxist perspective, “...there is a limited amount of power in society, which can only be held by one person or group at a time”(Cook). Cook is claiming that the ruling classes will try to control those who are below them. More specifically, the Alphas having the ability to continue to control and rule the