Brave new world

Bokanovsky’s Process

Shocking an egg so it buds into 8 to 96 identical embryos; creates a stable workforce.

Hypnopaedia

Sleep-teaching used for moral education; instills slogans and social prejudices from birth.

Neo-Pavlovian Conditioning

Using electric shocks/noises to train infants to hate books and nature; ensures focus on consumption.

Ectogenesis

Growing a fetus in a bottle outside the human body; replaces natural birth.

Decanting

The World State term for 'birth'; the moment a person is poured out of their bottle.

Soma

A government-provided drug that suppresses negative emotions; 'Christianity without tears.'

Malthusian Belt

A belt for carrying contraceptives; symbolizes total State control over reproduction.

Podsnap’s Technique

Accelerating egg ripening to produce thousands of individuals at once; maximizes efficiency.

Blood-Surrogate

The artificial liquid that feeds embryos in the bottle; sometimes used to 'defect' lower castes.

The Feelies

Sensory-overload movies (sight, sound, smell, touch) that prevent deep thinking.

"History is bunk."

Mustapha Mond; means the past is useless and should be forgotten to maintain stability.

"Ending is better than mending."

Slogan; it is better to buy new things than fix old ones to keep the economy running.

"I claim the right to be unhappy."

John the Savage; argues that pain and grief are necessary for a real human existence.

"Everyone belongs to everyone else."

Slogan; prevents exclusive emotional bonds like marriage or family that cause instability.

"A gramme is better than a damn."

Lenina/Slogan; take soma immediately rather than feeling any social conflict or anger.

"When the individual feels, the community reels."

Slogan; strong individual emotions are a threat to social order and the World State.

"God isn't compatible with machinery."

Mustapha Mond; a comfortable, high-tech society has no need for religious compensation.

"I’d rather be myself. Myself and nasty."

Bernard Marx; expresses a desire for individuality even if it leads to unhappiness.

"O brave new world that has such people in it."

John the Savage (Shakespeare); used first in wonder, then in disgust at the soulless society.

"Christianity without tears."

Mustapha Mond; describes soma as providing the comfort of religion without the sacrifice.

Alpha Caste

Grey; the intellectual elite, leaders, and scientists.

Beta Caste

Mulberry; highly skilled technicians and administrators.

Gamma Caste

Leaf Green; semi-skilled workers; mass-produced via Bokanovsky.

Delta Caste

Khaki; mass-produced laborers; conditioned to hate books and nature.

Epsilon Caste

Black; manual laborers with limited intelligence; stunted by oxygen deprivation.

The "T" Symbol

Replaces the Cross; represents Henry Ford, the assembly line, and mass production.

The Lighthouse

John’s retreat; symbolizes his failed attempt to live a 'natural' life of penance.