Dialectical Journals 22-27

Dialectical Journal 22

“The lower the caste….. seventy eyeless monsters.” (Page 14)

The only way to create their perfect caste system is to make everyone less smart than the Alphas. Even with all their highly scientific experiments, they are not able to make people any smarter just diminish everyone else.

Dialectical Journal 23

“Here the Director made a sign on the T on his stomach….followed suit.” (Page 25)

This explains what A.F. refers to: the model T designed by Henry Ford. He was the first to begin mass manufacturing vehicles, and his production increased by approximately 100 percent in each of the first three years. This parallels what World State is doing by mass producing identical people through the splitting of the embryo.

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Dialectical Journal 24

“Going to the Feelies…..tactual effects.” (Page 35)

This is another way the World State dehumanize sex and removes any emotional attachment to it. The more common place the act is; the less important it becomes.

Dialectical Journal 25

“Dr. Wells advised me to…….sensible girl.” (Page 38)

In this scientific world, no one can become pregnant because babies aren’t born only decanted from a bottle. Women have either been sterilized in the embryo state or take a mandatory birth control. This ensures that the family and its values will never return.

Dialectical Journal 26

“Do you mean to tell me you’re still going out with Henry Foster?” (Page 40)

This alludes to the fact that Lenina may have feelings for Henry, which is definitely prohibited in this emotionless society. Feelings may lead to love, one partner, marriage, and a family. Everything that this civilization has been taught is wrong.

Dialectical Journal 27

“Our Ford – or Our Freud…..suicide.” (Page 39)

Ford is being compared to Sigmund Freud and his discovery that children want to be involved with the parent of the opposite sex and feel threatened by the same sex parent. Because of this complex, parents, brothers, and sister are at odds with each other and just created misery and unhappiness.