Summary- In the beginning of chapter 2 they go into the Nursery. They see a group of 8 month old Deltas. They are being taught to hate flowers and books by the nurses placing them in front of them then when they go near them an alarm sounds, and the babies then suffer a mild electric shock. Then afterwards the nurses put the books and flowers in front of them and they won't go near them. The director said they do this process 200 times. Then the director tells a story of how they came up with a new way of programming the children. The director then leads them into a room with some Beta children. All the children are sleeping, then a voice comes on saying, "...all wear green. Delta Children wear khaki. Oh no, I don't want to play with the Delta children. And Epsilons are still worse. They're too stupid to be able to read or write. Besides they wear black, which is such a beastly colour. I'm so glad I'm a Beta." The are doing this to the children to make them remeber, then after go on to a more advanced lesson.
Importance- The Importance of this chapter is to tell us the different ways they program the children. By making them not like the objects because an alarm sounds and it shocks them or by hypnopaedia.
Lit. Terms- Ford- Which comes from Henry Ford who founded Ford Motor Company. Henry Ford was famous for having an assembly line. This alludes to the the eggs going through an assembly line. In the book every time Ford is said, it is like god to them. The director says "Our Ford's first T-Model..." he makes a T on his chest with his fingers. Because of this his a religious Symbol.
Vocabulary- Viviparous- Adj.,
ringing forth living young rather than eggs, as most mammals and some reptiles and fishes.
Hypnopaedia-Noun,
the learning of lessons heard during sleep
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