Why did John get sick at the sight of all the lower caste workers?

Because they are of the lower castes (Deltas, Gammas, and Epsilons), many of them are deformed (noseless, dwarfish, etc.). Unable to stand the sight, John runs off to be violently sick, but not before repeating Miranda’s words from The Tempest: “O brave new world, that has such people in it.”

What is a Fretsawyer?

fret-sawyer (plural fret-sawyers) One who cuts with a fret saw.

Why does Linda use mescal?

What is mescal and how does it help Linda? Mescal is a drug that is similar to soma but makes one ill after they take it. She uses this drug to escape the horrible conditions of the Reservation.

What is the Malthusian belt?

Women in Brave New World wear a Malthusian belt as a form of contraception. Instead of pregnancy, human beings are produced through Bokanovsky’s process. Making ninety-six human beings grow where only one grew before. Progress.” Through this process, population growth is controlled by the government.

How did Linda get pregnant brave new world?

When Bernard visits the Reservation, he discovers that John’s mother Linda is that woman. Because she didn’t have access to contraception in the Reservation, Linda became pregnant with the Director’s child: John.

What is Linda so ashamed of?

Filled with shame for having a baby and longing for her home, Linda wraps herself in a blanket of mescal and peyote, remaining intoxicated and barely aware of John and his needs as a growing young man. For John, she feels an intense mixture of love and revulsion, complicated further by her obsession with Popé.

What is the lowest caste in Brave New World?

Epsilons
The caste system in Brave New World consists of five castes, the Alpha caste, which is the ”best” caste to belong to, and then Betas, Gammas, Deltas and Epsilons, the lowest caste (Huxley 26-29).