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Brave New World

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Alphas Top of the caste system; top intellectuals; tall ; wear grey
Epsilons The lowest caste of the Utopian society. They are often malformed and quite stupid.
Mustapha Mond The Resident World Controller of Western Europe, one of only ten World Controllers. The name Mond means "world," and Mond is indeed the most powerful character in the world of this novel.
Hypnopaedia Learning by hearing while asleep or under hypnosis
Feelies A movie that lets the audience actually feel the actions and emotions that are happening on the screen
Viviparous Live birth
Malthusian Drill/Belt Birth control method
Books and roses Items children are taught to shun
"O Brave New World" Line from Shakespeare in "The Tempest" used for book title
Bernard Marx An Alpha male who fails to fit in because of his inferior physical stature.
New Mexico Reservation site where John grew up
A.F. Time period desginated as After Ford
Freemartin A sterilized Utopian woman- the majority.
Lighthouse The place where John seeks refuge
Tomakin The Director administrates the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre. He fathered a child (John), a scandalous and obscene act in the World State.
Pope Gifted Linda the works of Shakespeare
Linda John's mom
Decanting The process of removing embryos from the bottles in which they were matured
Scent Organ An instrument that plays smells the way a piano or a pipe organ plays music. Provided entertainment BEFORE feelies
Death Conditioning Starts at eighteen months and is meant to trivialize death
Monogamy Marriage to a single mate
Caste System A set of rigid social categories that determined not only a person's occupation and economic potential, but also his or her position in society
Bokanovsky's Process Huxley's phrase. A method for producing many identical eggs from a single egg. It is the basis for producing identical human beings.
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