"But though the Epsilon mind was mature at ten, the Epsilon body was not fit to work till eighteen. Long years of superfluous and wasted immaturity." -pg. 15
While I am still a bit confused about what is happening in the beginning of the book, I am already starting to disagree with it. This hatchery is hatching humans quickly and in large numbers, unnaturally. Just as I thought some of the manners in Never Let Me Go were inhumane, I believe some of the manners in this book so far are inhumane as well. In both of the books, they are artifically reproducing humans and cloning them (as I can see from the first chapter). In Brave New World, they're trying to speed up the physical maturing process so we can use humans to start working at an earlier age. This, I believe, is inhumane because they're disturbing the natural occurance of things. Those first 18 years of maturing are very crucial to how you will act and perform as an adult. Taking away those years, I believe, will not be a benefit to society. Kids need to grow and develop through their own experiences and healthy growth.
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