Conformity in Brave New World Aldous Huxley's novel Brave New World, first published in 1932, presents a very dark look at what future society will be like. The novel presents a future in which near-total conformity is a carefully guarded aspect of society. Even before one is "decanted", they are conditioned to fill a specific scroll and act in a certain way. Everyone, while still in their jar, is conditioned to fit into a specific caste. Castes range from Alpha Double Plus up to Epsilon Semi-Moron. Once one is "decanted", he is subjected to various types of conditioning, depending on caste, and is raised exclusively by officials of the World State. The family no longer exists, which would only interfere with conformism. Those who do not adapt to the norms of the new society are either reconditioned, if young enough, or sent away. The interference of those on whom conditioning has failed can never be tolerated by society. Anyone who behaves even slightly abnormally will first begin to receive criticism from their peers and may eventually be kicked out of work, as almost happens to one of the main characters of the book, Bernard Marx. Marx simply will not discuss sex with a woman, named Lenina, unless it is in private. Society basically says go ahead and talk about it all the time. It is appropriate to talk about all your issues everywhere. Bernard simply didn't fit in with this, plus he wasn't used to the situation as he wasn't in a position to discuss the topics of his sex life that often with interested women. Marx was an outcast in every sense, he was mocked because he didn't look like the typical Alpha Plus, most Alpha Pluses are tall, well-built people, but he was... middle of paper... poor Lenina as hell, though these events are not clearly stated at the end. Conformism ended these two lives and completely changed the lives of those who opposed it, Mustapha's life was also changed by universal conformity, he became the only one who controls what those were the standards of society, but because of his conditioning never changed anything. This book is not so much about science or religion, as many say, but about the conformism that blocks society. Huxley intended this as a warning of what might happen. The cult of Ford finally makes sense if you look at this book from the point of view of conformism. Ford invented assembly and popularized the use of standardized parts, and the company is all people created for specific tasks, easy to replace, and created on an assembly line. Works Cited Huxley, Aldous. Brave New World. New York: Harper & Row. 1946