The root of capitalist exploitation by the government begins with the conformity of social hierarchies found in the dystopian societies of both Brave New World and The Hunger Games. In Huxley’s Brave New World society is exploited through a rigid social hierarchy that is kept stable by chemically engineering “different classes of humans who are bred to fit perfectly into their assigned roles in society” (Gruenwald 4). In this society the citizens are divided into a caste system made up of five groups: Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons. Alphas and Betas are the superior social groups in the World State. This status grants them the ability to gain more knowledge than any of the other groups and have the privilege of being free thinkers
