"'Turned into a savage,' she shouted. 'Having young ones like an animal ... If it hadn't been for you, I might've gone to the Inspector, I might have got away. But not with a baby. That would be too shameful'" (Huxely 153).
The people born in the world state are manipulated and are made to think that a meaningful and very important occurrence in the real world is a horrid thing. This devalues birth itself thus decreasing the meaning of life. The people of this world are hiding behind consumerism and they can not see anything except for what is right in their minds, or what they have been conditioned to believe is right. However, by devaluing the meaning of birth they explored other options of production of humans. A much more efficient way of population control, but just because it benefits society in this scientific way does not mean it devalues the meaning of a life. The people that are born from 'decantation' are also alive, and while they may have controlled thoughts they still have thoughts of their own. These people are living and they do have feelings and they mean as much as they did when there was live birth only available.
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