Huxley creates a strict hierarchy that causes those who do not fit into society complete outcasts. Every person of every caste has a purpose in the community. In such a world, uniqueness is uselessness and uniformity is ideal because social stability is valued. People such as Bernard Marx, an Alpha is rejected from society because of his physical deformities. Huxley writes (4) “The mockery made him feel like an outsider and . . . intensified the contempt and hostility aroused by his physical defects” (69; ch 4). In addition to his physical deformities, his desires reflect values that are abnormal to society. He prefers being alone and writing poetry. As a result of his unusual behavior and appearance he is shunned mercilessly by other people, because the World Controllers have unwillingly forced them to through their conditioning. …show more content…
In Wescott’s Virulent, the outcasts are seen as the people infected by the virus trying to enter the school. The principal warns the staff and students that allowing these people into the building would risk the students’, as well as his, safety. As the virus is rumored to be contagious, he explains that the people outside may be infected and he cannot compromise the health of all of the people already in the building. When Lucy tried to open the doors to these outcasts, (6) “she stumbled when she felt a rough hand latching onto her upper arm, forcing her backward” (89; ch. 6). Upon the orders of the principle, a security guard pulled Lucy back and explained that contact with these “outcasts” could prove to be harmful. In both works, the characterization of societal structures are achieved through developing unique cultural norms and outcasting those whom society