However, procreation is strictly controlled by the state via genetic engineering, with all humans classified into one of five castes depending on their intelligence and labor. The majority of the plot centers around one member of the Alpha caste: Bernard Marx, who (due to an accident) is below-average in his caste, and his association with "John", member of a "Savage Reservation" outside the society (the product of an unplanned pregnancy between a high-ranking official and a woman from the society) and his desire to visit the society. | However, procreation is strictly controlled by the state via genetic engineering, with all humans classified into one of five castes depending on their intelligence and labor. The majority of the plot centers around one member of the Alpha caste: Bernard Marx, who (due to an accident) is below-average in his caste, and his association with "John", member of a "Savage Reservation" outside the society (the product of an unplanned pregnancy between a high-ranking official and a woman from the society) and his desire to visit the society. |