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Dystopian
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Dystopia.
Class
Dystopian fiction frequently draws stark contrasts between the privileges of the ruling class and the dreary existence of the working class. In Aldous Huxley's 1931 novel Brave New World, a class system is prenatally determined, with Alphas, Betas, Gammas, Deltas, and Epsilons. The lower classes have reduced brain function and are specially conditioned to be satisfied with their position in life. Outside of this society, several human settlements exist in the conventional way, but the World Government describes them as 'savages.'