The novel begins in the Hatchery, where all citizens are hatched and conditioned. The main character or plot has not yet been introduced. Mustapha Mond, the world’s controller, is teaching the citizens how …show more content…
Sharing blood or strong bonds connects humans to one another. In Brave New World, Huxley proposes a world without familial relationships. When mothers and fathers are brought mentioned, civilians become uncomfortable. “There was an uneasy silence. Several of the boys blushed. They had not yet learned to draw the significant but often very fine distinction between smut and pure science. One, at last, had the courage to raise a hand” (23). At the mention of parents there is silence. After a couple of seconds, a boy describes all he knows about a family during the tour of the Hatchery. Above the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Center, where the human lives are created and conditioned, a sign with the slogan “community, stability, identity” hangs. This is their World State’s view of how society should be. “Community” describes the togetherness they must maintain to maximize peace and order for the world as a whole. They must work together with the ideas they have been conditioned to believe. They believe they have their own “identity” and are supposed to be happy with it. “Stability” ties the society together. Without emotions, the citizens are able to live the life Henry Ford would have