1. How do babies sent to the Neo-Pavlovian Conditioning Rooms develop an "instinctive hatred of books and flowers?" Why were Deltas exposed to such treatment?
They are exposed to the books and flowers and then shocked to condition them to hate them. This is done so that they will not waste time reading and so they will not have a love of nature that might keep them buying factory goods.
2. What is a State Conditioning Center? Does it remind you of anything from Plato's Republic?
It is the place where humans are broken up into their classes and conditioned accordingly. It reminds me of Plato’s idea of the different schools for the different classes in society.
3. What is hypnopaedia? Why wasn't it used for Science? What was it used for? Does it remind you of anything from Plato's Republic?
It is when something is recited to a person while they sleep so that they memorize it. It could not be used for Science because although it was memorized the person had no idea what it meant. It was used for substituting the minds of children with simple but influential suggestions about their preferences as a social class throughout their life. It reminds me of Plato’s idea of telling children where they belong in society and trying to drill into their heads their purpose for the society.
4. How does the Caste system work in the World State? What are the similarities and differences between this and the Hindu Caste system?
There are five different cast levels: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, and Epsilon. It is similar to Hinduism because once you are assigned to a level you are stuck there for your entire life and the levels range from respected to the unrespected classes.
5. What does the Director mean when he says, "Not so much like drops of water....rather, drops of liquid sealing wax."?
He means that the suggestions which are whispered into the children’s’ heads will subtly overcome their mind until that is all their minds are made up of.
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