"For Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons had been to some extent conditioned to associate corporeal mass with social superiority. Indeed, a faint hypnopaedic prejudice in favour of size was universal" (Huxley 65).
The government in Brave New World controls how every person is born and then conditions them to fit into society. The aim of this was to give everyone a place in the world to make them feel equal and safe. Everyone was assured that their caste was the best fit for them, and were conditioned to believe certain things about the other castes. This did have its downfalls, however. For example, it was an accepted fact the the alphas and betas were bigger than the rest of the castes. Although everyone was conditioned to love their place, some people did not quite fit into the stereotypes of their cast. As a result, some people began out of place. This threatened the stability of the system, so it was encouraged to take soma to avoid all emotions. As a result the people lived in a constant state of numbness. Scientific and technological advancements did not benefit humanity because they tricked people in believing they were happy, when in reality they were not.
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