individuality because they aren't mass produced in Bokanovsky groups. Furthermore, Bokanovsky groups are predestined to perform identical tasks in the same factories, reinforcing the ethics of assembly line production.
The philosophy of assembly line production pervades every aspect of life. Henry specifically tells Lenina to meet him at ten to five, indicating that even the ritual of dating outside working hours follows a very rigid schedule. Moreover, when the Director notices that the time is ten to three, he rushes the students to observe the children before they wake; even sleeping follows a standardized rigid schedule.
Moreover, the World State is both racist and sexist. The Director's students are obviously members of the Alpha caste. Otherwise, they would be learning to perform a single, insignificant task. Because the students are often described as "the boys," it is implied that no women belong in the group. This is the first of many hints that women occupy positions of lesser power and status in the World State. Moreover, to retain the
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