"He let out the amazing truth. For a very long period before the time of Our Ford, and even for some generations afterwards, erotic play between children had been regarded as abnormal (there was a roar of laughter); and not only abnormal, actually immoral (no!): and had therefore ben rigorously suppressed." -pg. 32
Awkward! As this quote shows, we see here one of the many bizarre differences between this new world and ours today: sexuality. Because of the advanced technology available in this time, men and women aren't obligated- or permitted (from what I've read so far)- to have children on their own- that is what the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre is for. Despite that, experimentation is practiced, in fact, encouraged, at the factory. And not just between adults, "a little boy of about seven and a little girl who might have been a year older, were playing, very gravely and with all the focussed attention of scientists intent on a labour of discovery, a rudimentary sexual game." Naturally, I found this chapter incredibly foreign and I thought for a second I had purchased the wrong book.
And then there was the word "parents" that embarassed the students. Ironic, isn't it, that people of this society are openly encouraging sexual freedom and yet are "grossed out" by words like "mother" and "father."
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