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In what city does the novel open?
In what city does the novel open?
London
What year does the novel take place?
What year does the novel take place?
632 A.F. (After Ford)
What is the motto of the World State?
What is the motto of the World State?
Community, identity, stability.
What does D.H.C stand for?
What does D.H.C stand for?
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Who escorts the student technicians through the hatchery?
Who escorts the student technicians through the hatchery?
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How many main castes are there? List them.
How many main castes are there? List them.
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Which castes go through 'Bokanovsky's Process'?
Which castes go through 'Bokanovsky's Process'?
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Describe 'Bokanovsky's Process.'
Describe 'Bokanovsky's Process.'
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What is budding?
What is budding?
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Describe 'Podsnap's Technique.'
Describe 'Podsnap's Technique.'
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What happens in the Decanting Room?
What happens in the Decanting Room?
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How are the human embryos conditioned to seek a certain environment?
How are the human embryos conditioned to seek a certain environment?
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What does The Director say is the 'secret of happiness and virtue'?
What does The Director say is the 'secret of happiness and virtue'?
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How are the embryos predestined to a certain level of intelligence and social role?
How are the embryos predestined to a certain level of intelligence and social role?
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How does Huxley's opening description of the Fertilizing Room set the mood?
How does Huxley's opening description of the Fertilizing Room set the mood?
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Why are Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons made inferior?
Why are Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons made inferior?
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What happens to the embryos as they journey along the conveyor belt?
What happens to the embryos as they journey along the conveyor belt?
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What is Lenina's occupation?
What is Lenina's occupation?
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What does 'largesse' refer to?
What does 'largesse' refer to?
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What is a 'surrogate'?
What is a 'surrogate'?
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What does 'floridly' mean?
What does 'floridly' mean?
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What does 'paradoxically' imply?
What does 'paradoxically' imply?
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What is a 'demi-john'?
What is a 'demi-john'?
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What does 'decant' mean?
What does 'decant' mean?
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What does 'callow' refer to?
What does 'callow' refer to?
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What does 'proliferate' mean?
What does 'proliferate' mean?
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What does 'burgeoned' mean?
What does 'burgeoned' mean?
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What does 'prodigious' mean?
What does 'prodigious' mean?
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What does 'sententiously' mean?
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What does 'deferential' mean?
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Study Notes
Setting and Context
- The novel opens in London.
- Set in the year 632 A.F. (After Ford).
World State Principles
- Motto of the World State: "Community, identity, stability."
- D.H.C stands for Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning.
Hatchery and Conditioning Overview
- Students are escorted through the hatchery by the Director and Mr. Foster.
- The society is divided into five main castes: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon.
- Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon castes undergo "Bokanovsky's Process" to create multiple identical offspring.
Bokanovsky's Process
- This process involves shocking Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon eggs, enabling one egg to produce up to 96 identical twins.
- Budding refers to the splitting of an egg into numerous identical eggs.
Reproductive Techniques
- Podsnap's Technique accelerates the egg ripening process, capable of producing about 11,000 siblings in 150 batches from a single ovum and sperm over a two-year period.
Decanting Room Function
- In the Decanting Room, babies are "born" as they are removed from their bottles.
Conditioning of Embryos
- Human embryos are conditioned to adapt to specific environments through oxygen levels, with those receiving less oxygen being smaller and less intelligent.
- Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons are mass-produced to fulfill labor-intensive roles.
Journey Along the Conveyor Belt
- Embryos on the conveyor belt are shaken, treated with chemicals, and immunized, preparing them for their predetermined careers.
Occupation Details
- Lenina's job involves immunizing fetuses destined for the tropics against diseases such as typhoid and sleeping sickness.
Vocabulary Definitions
- Largesse: Large amounts of generosity and gifts.
- Surrogate: A substitute for something else.
- Floridly: Extremes of beauty in execution.
- Paradoxically: Contradictory meanings that do not make sense together.
- Demi-John: A large, narrow-necked container for liquid.
- Decant: To carefully pour liquid from one container to another.
- Callow: Referring to someone inexperienced and immature.
- Proliferate: To increase quickly in number.
- Burgeoned: A rapid increase or flourishing.
- Prodigious: Impressively large or significant.
- Sententiously: Moralistic or self-righteous in a pompous manner.
- Deferential: Showing respect and submission.
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